Line Effect Processing Using Contour Point Expansion and Texture Curves

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies for constructing line effects based on human body feature points suffer from issues such as missed gaps and line unsmoothness at transition positions, leading to low accuracy and poor display effects.

Innovation Solution

A line effect processing method that involves collecting contour points, performing point expansion to obtain vertices, generating texture curves from these vertices, and using these curves to create an effect line frame, which is then mapped onto the image to improve accuracy and smoothness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If a strip model is constructed through human body feature points with width and curve smoothing, then the line effect can be obtained, but missed gaps and line unsmoothness occur at transition positions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveline effect accuracyVSAvoiddisplay effect quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the line effect into multiple independent strip models, each corresponding to a specific contour point. Instead of using a single strip model that causes gaps at transitions, multiple localized strip models are generated and composite together to form the complete line effect, eliminating missed gaps and improving continuity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges multiple strip models that are generated from different contour points to create the final line effect. By combining these overlapping strip models, the patent ensures continuous coverage across transition positions and achieves smooth line effects without gaps or discontinuities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If contour points are collected and expanded to vertices with texture curves, then continuous smooth effect lines are achieved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay effect qualityVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-collecting contour points from the target object and pre-expanding them to vertices before generating the final line effect. This preliminary processing organizes the data structure in advance, making the subsequent texture curve generation and strip model creation more efficient and manageable despite the increased number of points.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from one-dimensional contour lines to two-dimensional texture curves by expanding contour points into vertices and generating textured strip models. This dimensional expansion adds depth and visual quality to the line effect, creating smoother and more continuous visual output despite the increased computational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS20250191254A1Line effect processing method and apparatus, electronic device, storage medium and product
Publication Date: 2025.06.12 LEMON INC(GB)
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AI summary

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a line effect processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium, a computer program product, and a computer program. The method includes: collecting a plurality of contour points formed by an object contour of a target object in an image to be processed; performing point expansion processing on the plurality of contour points to obtain a plurality of vertices; generating, based on the plurality of vertices, texture curves corresponding to adjacent pairs of vertices, and obtaining at least one texture curve; utilizing the at least one texture curve to generate an effect line frame; and mapping the effect line frame onto the image to be processed to obtain a target image corresponding to the image to be processed. Problems of missed gaps in line effect displaying are solved, and smooth display accuracy of a line effect is improved.