A method that includes receiving, from one or more motion sensors in a device, data describing a signature arc in three-dimensional space, the signature arc having been generated by gesturing using the device; identifying, from the data describing the gestured signature arc, a plurality of points that correspond to the gestured signature arc in three-dimensional space; generating a curve along the identified plurality of points corresponding to the gestured signature arc; generating a two-dimensional representation of the gestured signature arc; and displaying, on a display screen, the generated two-dimensional representation of the gestured signature arc.

A CPU displays a slider bar and a slider that are for designating a tomographic position, and displays a tomographic image corresponding to a designated tomographic position. For each of one or more specific tomographic images with additional information that is set to be added on a tomographic-image by tomographic-image basis, the CPU displays a marking representing the additional information at a position corresponding to a tomographic position of the specific tomographic image on the slider bar. The CPU receives a specific display instruction to display, among a plurality of tomographic images, only the specific tomographic images that are on either side of the slider bar in the depth direction with respect to a reference that is a current position designated by the slider. The CPU then displays only the specific tomographic images in an order according to the depth direction, and displays the markings representing the additional information added to the respective specific tomographic images in an emphasized manner in the order according to the depth direction.

Techniques are disclosed for generating a vector image from a raster image, where the raster image is, for instance, a photographed or scanned version of a hand-drawn sketch. While drawing a sketch, an artist may perform multiple strokes to draw a line, and the resultant raster image may have adjacent or partially overlapping salient and non-salient lines, where the salient lines are representative of the artist's intent, and the non-salient (or auxiliary) lines are formed due to the redundant strokes or otherwise as artefacts of the creation process. The raster image may also include other auxiliary features, such as blemishes, non-white background (e.g., reflecting the canvas on which the hand-sketch was made), and/or uneven lighting. In an example, the vector image is generated to include the salient lines, but not the non-salient lines or other auxiliary features. Thus, the generated vector image is a cleaner version of the raster image.

A vehicle surroundings information displaying system comprising: a surroundings information image generating unit for generating a surroundings information image, showing the surroundings information for the vehicle, based on point group data that indicates distances from the vehicle, acquired by a distance sensor; a map image acquiring unit for acquiring a map image of the surroundings of the vehicle; an overhead image acquiring unit for acquiring an overhead image of the surroundings of the vehicle; and a display image generating unit for generating a display image, to be displayed on the display panel, by combining the map image, a vehicle mark that indicates the location of the vehicle, the overhead image that is placed surrounding the vehicle mark, and the surroundings information image that is placed surrounding the overhead image.

A computer implemented method for proofing a selected part of a graphical data input file for output to an output device by automatically adjusting at least one graphics feature in the input file to compensate for a predetermined resolution limit. The method includes identifying one or more portions in the selected part of the input file having an initial thickness less than the resolution limit, determining a set of optimal anisotropic offset parameters that will bring the one or more portions above the predetermined resolution limit with a minimal total offset value, applying an offset using the anisotropic offset parameters to modify the selected part of the input file to give the one or more portions an adjusted thickness greater than the initial thickness, and creating an output file comprising the at least one graphics feature having the adjusted thickness.

A method is provided. The method includes one or more of receiving, by an image processing device, one or more images from an image capture device. The one or more images are each associated with metadata that includes a common direction. For each of the one or more images, the method further includes adding one or more pairs of parallel lines, converting each of the one or more pairs of parallel lines into intersection coordinates with 2D drawing elements, and calculating construction progress from the intersection coordinates. The 2D drawing includes a 2D floor plan or a 2D elevation plan, and each pair of parallel lines designates one of the start or end of construction during a current period of time.

Methods and systems for automated faux-manual image-marking of a digital image are disclosed, including a method comprising obtaining results of an automated analysis of one or more digital image indicative of determinations of structure abnormalities of one or more portions of a structure depicted in the one or more digital image; applying automatically, on the one or more digital image, with one or more computer processors, standardized markings indicative of the location in the image of the structure abnormalities of the structure depicted in the image; and generating, automatically with the one or more computer processors, one or more faux-manual markings by modifying one or more of the standardized markings, utilizing one or more image-manipulation algorithm, wherein the faux-manual markings mimic an appearance of manual markings on the structure in the real world.

A display control apparatus performs control to display a designation object for designating a tomographic position corresponding to each of a plurality of tomographic images, and a tomographic image corresponding to a designated tomographic position. For a tomographic image with additional information that includes user-added additional information and computer-added additional information and that is set to be added on a tomographic-image by tomographic-image basis, the display control apparatus performs control to display a marking representing the additional information at a position corresponding to a tomographic position of the tomographic image with the additional information on the designation object. If the additional information is added to the tomographic image corresponding to the designated tomographic position, the display control apparatus performs control to display the marking representing the additional information in an emphasized manner.

A method includes receiving a plurality of strokes for compositing on a content item and composing each stroke of the plurality of strokes into a respective stroke layer based on a blend mode associated with the respective stroke. The method further includes compositing the stroke layers composed from the plurality of strokes into a single layer and compositing the single layer on the content item.

A map generation device (10) generates linearization information expressing at least one or the other of a marking line of a roadway and a road shoulder edge based on measurement information of a periphery of the roadway. The measurement information is obtained by a measurement device. The map generation device (10) calculates an evaluation value expressing a reliability degree of partial information, for each partial information constituting the linearization information. A map editing device (20) displays the partial information in different modes according to the evaluation value, thereby displaying the linearization information. The map editing device (20) accepts input of editing information for the displayed linearization information.