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7191020 Output service provision system, virtual object management terminal, mobile object, virtual object management terminal program, mobile object program, and output service provision method  
This invention provides an output service provision system which is capable of allowing a user to easily receive a provided output service, providing an output service responsive to the user and...
7187384 Systems and methods for downloading custom or prefabricated processing routines to programmable graphics chips  
A method and system for controlling the algorithmic elements in 3D graphics systems via an improved 3D graphics API is provided. In one aspect, in a 3D graphics system having privatized formats...
7187377 Three-dimensional virtual tour method and system  
A method and system that archive a three-dimensional site in a highly-compact manner such that real-time, three-dimensional exploration and interaction with the site with high-resolution graphics...
7187378 Determining the convex hull of convex polygons with congruent corresponding angles  
The convex hull of two polygons having congruent corresponding angles with the same orientation can be determined by analyzing the relationship of each vertex of one of the polygons relative to its...
7184040 Early stencil test rejection  
Early stencil rejection is used to improve throughput of a graphics processing pipeline. Early stencil rejection of some fragments may be performed prior to fragment shading using stencil test...
7184037 Virtual environment navigation aid  
A virtual environment browser ( 64 ) holds a number of clip-in files ( 70, 72, 74 ) defining guide characters—locally generated visual aids to navigation that appear within a generated image of a...
7184587 Three-dimensional shape creating program, three-dimensional shape creating method, three-dimensional shape creating apparatus, and computer readable recording medium recorded with three-dimensional shape creating program  
A three-dimensional shape creating program, a three-dimensional shape creating method, a three-dimensional shape creating apparatus and a computer readable recording medium recorded with the...
7184036 Integrated system for quickly and accurately imaging and modeling three-dimensional objects  
An integrated system generates a model of a three-dimensional object. A scanning laser device scans the three-dimensional object and generates a point cloud. The points of the point cloud each...
7184044 Electronic drawing viewer  
Provided herein is a computer-based system for viewing a two-dimensional electronic drawing, including processes for pointing to similar components in different views, animation of views,...
7181371 Apparatus and method for inputting measurements into a software product to construct software models of architectural structures  
In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus and method for creating a model, including the third dimension (3D), in a CAD program directly from a laser or sonar measuring device. As the...
7180414 Method for monitoring the movements of individuals in and around buildings, rooms and the like, and direction transmitter for execution of the method and other applications  
A method of monitoring movements of an individual or object provided with a direction indicator that is adapted to send to a monitoring center from a mechanical or electronic sensor a signal that...
7176919 Recirculating shade tree blender for a graphics system  
A graphics system including a custom graphics and audio processor produces exciting 2D and 3D graphics and surround sound. A relatively low chip-footprint, versatile texture environment (TEV)...
7174039 System and method for embodying virtual reality  
A virtual reality embodying system uses 2D images and HDRI data taken of a target object through a camera to embody virtual reality. A modeling unit compares the 2D image's coordinate with a real...
7173616 Method for determining the bounding voxelisation of a 3D polygon  
Bounding voxelization of a triangle or other polygon represented in a three-dimensional space is determined by dividing the triangle or polygon into polygons, each being an intersected slice of a...
7173615 Generating a mesh  
A method of generating a mesh includes locating a reference voxel. The reference voxel is inside a surface of an object and is adjacent to at least one voxel outside the surface. The method also...
7170514 Determining regions that are occluded from an observation point  
A method and system for defining a horizon on the surface with reference to the observation point, and identifying a region within the space that is beneath the horizon. Identifying a region that...
7170509 Information processing apparatus, program for product assembly process display, and method for product assembly process display  
A hard disk stores a CAD file having 3-D data that relates to an assembly product comprised of a plurality of parts. Based on this 3-D data of an assembly product, a parts data retriever retrieves...
7170508 Character display method in three-dimensional video game  
When a player instructs a movement of a player character from an input device, a control section obtains a position of the player character during a current frame period. The control section...
7171041 Position-orientation recognition device  
Upon reception of a work sensing command from a robot controller, an image processing unit obtains a two-dimensional image of thee whole work pallet including a work, with a CCD camera (a first...
7170510 Method and apparatus for indicating a usage context of a computational resource through visual effects  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates using visual effects within a three-dimensional (3D) display environment to indicate a usage context of a computational...
7171060 Method of perceptual 3D shape description and method and apparatus for searching 3D graphics model database using the description method  
A method of perceptual 3-dimensional (3D) shape description and a method and apparatus for searching a perceptual 3D graphics model database established using the description method are provided....
7169113 Portrayal of human information visualization  
An apparatus and method for displaying viewer reactions to a display object. The display object is divided into a plurality of spatial regions, viewer reactions are collected to an exposure to the...
7167172 Method of segmenting a three-dimensional structure contained in an object, notably for medical image analysis  
The invention relates to a method of segmenting a three-dimensional structure, contained in an object, from one or more two-dimensional images which represent a slice of the object. The method...
7167177 Macrostructure modeling with microstructure reflectance slices  
A method and system for efficient synthesis of photorealistic free-form knitwear, where a single cross-section of yarn serves as the basic primitive for modeling entire articles of knitwear. This...
7167175 System and computer-implemented method for evaluating integrals using a quasi-Monte Carlo methodology in which sample points represent dependent samples generated using a low-discrepancy sequence  
A computer graphics system generates a pixel value for a pixel in an image, the pixel value being representative of a point in a scene as recorded on an image plane of a simulated camera, the...
7167173 Method and structure for image-based object editing  
Disclosed are an image editing user interface system and method. The system includes one or more computers with one or more graphical user interfaces, and a receiving process for receiving one or...
7167180 Automatic path planning system and method  
A method of path planning, comprising providing a dataset representing a cavity and a boundary; providing a plurality of points in said dataset, including at least a starting point and an ending...
7164789 Three-dimensional active vision with glyph address carpet  
A method for reconstructing three dimensional shapes from two dimensional image domains uses glyph address carpets as a structured light pattern. The glyph address carpet includes a glyph encoding...
7164957 Wire harness design aiding apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium storing program  
A wire harness design aiding apparatus for designing a wire harness includes: a display unit for three dimensionally displaying an object on which the wire harness is to be arranged and the wire...
7164787 Enhancing two-dimensional contrast images rendered from three-dimensional streak tube imaging lidar (STIL) data  
A method is provided for enhancing two-dimensional contrast images rendered from three-dimensional STIL data. Briefly, the rendered contrast image data is scaled based on a mean intensity value of...
7164788 Enhancing two-dimensional range images rendered from three-dimensional streak tube imaging lidar (STIL) data  
A method is provided for enhancing two-dimensional range images rendered from three-dimensional STIL data. Briefly, the rendered range image data is modified to compensate for jitter effects...
7164418 Method, program and apparatus for managing display colors of three-dimensional virtual model  
A three-dimensional virtual model is entered that is made up of various components. An attribute definition file is then created that includes an attribute list defining different attributes for...
7161599 Multiple-level graphics processing system and method  
A multiple-level graphics processing system and method (e.g., of an operating system) for providing improved graphics output including, for example, smooth animation. One such multiple-level...
7161594 Method and apparatus for compressed data storage and retrieval  
Method and apparatus are provided for compressing and decompressing data representing a 3D unit vector. X, Y, and Z components are derived from the vector data and a determination made as to the...
7161596 Display location calculation means  
Display location calculation means and methods for calculating a display location are disclosed. It has become common for users to indicate a point on a display in order to communicate with a...
7159041 Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display system  
An API is provided that enables programmability of a 3D chip, wherein programming or algorithmic elements written by the developer can be downloaded to the chip, thereby programming the chip to...
7158151 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program storage medium and program  
An information processing apparatus and method are provided by which the user not only can merely see an album display but also can enjoy the album display satisfactorily as a memory. Image data...
7158132 Method and apparatus for processing primitive data for potential display on a display device  
A method and apparatus for processing a primitive (for potential display as a part of a graphical image on a display device) cause attribute data to be received by a graphics processor as a...
7158131 Implicit function rendering method of nonmanifold, direct drawing method of implicit function curved surface and programs thereof  
An implicit function field of a nonmanifold is held in a form of volume data; a value of an implicit function at a point between lattice points is decided by interpolation; and if a difference in...
7154497 Dynamic tree-node property page extensions  
Several systems and associated methodologies are provided for adding one or more property pages to one or more types of data. The property pages are added to a data type based upon a unique...
7155447 Method and system for generation of medical reports from data in a hierarchically-organized database  
Methods, systems, and user interfaces for navigating hierarchical database views are provided, that support the efficient entry, review, and updating of data using a navigation display. At any...
7154496 Telemetry-based flight vehicle visualization system and method  
A flight vehicle image generation computer system is disclosed that displays preferably a 3D image of a flight vehicle and preferably on at least generally a real-time basis. The system stores data...
7154498 System and method for spatio-temporal guidepoint modeling  
A method and system for spatio-temporal (4D) modeling of an object includes sampling the 4-D model at one point in time to create a 3-D model. This 3-D model is then fit based on user-supplied...
7154501 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional parallax drawing  
A three dimensional parallax drawing system for use in three dimensional graphics or virtual reality is disclosed. The parallax drawing system includes a three dimensional address generator which...
7155375 Method and system for designing objects using design intent merge  
A method and apparatus for merging design intent of multiple designers with respect to a digital model of an object are described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving data concerning a...
7154512 System and method for image warping  
A system for generating a target pixel in a target grid from a plurality of source pixels in a source grid, said system comprising, a filter controller for determining a first distance between said...
7151551 Method and system for maintaining persistence of graphical markups in a collaborative graphical viewing system  
A method and system for maintaining persistence of graphical markups created within a collaboration environment that associates graphical markups with the camera position is presented. The...
7149596 Apparatus and methods for modifying a model of an object to enforce compliance with a manufacturing constraint  
The invention provides an apparatus and methods for automatically modifying a computer model of an object to comply with a manufacturing constraint for production of the object. In one embodiment,...
7148887 System and method for performing a three-dimensional virtual segmentation and examination with optical texture mapping  
A system and method for generating a three-dimensional visualization image of an object such as an organ using volume visualization techniques and exploring the image using a guided navigation...
7149677 Geometric model comparator and method  
A geometric model comparator is provided, which includes processing circuitry, memory, and comparison circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a target model from a source...