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7499049 Relative geometry system and method  
A system, method, and computer program product for reducing processing time related to relative geometry calculations performed for objects in a simulated three-dimensional environment. The method...
7495665 Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus  
Plane position coordinates indicating a position of a player object in a plane game field is updated based on an action which is performed by the player object on the plane game field and is...
7496242 System and method for image transformation  
An image transformation system and method for transforming a source image having source image pixel data associated with a source pixel array having an origin into a target image having target...
7492376 Graphics resampling system and method for use thereof  
A resampling circuit and method where input sample values for samples arranged along a row of a source image are received by a row resampling circuit. The row resampling circuit calculates row...
7492476 Image processing apparatus  
Customer computer processing apparatus ( 2, 4 ) are connected to a service apparatus ( 6 ) via the Internet ( 8 ). Service apparatus ( 6 ) processes requests and payment details from a customer...
7486291 Systems and methods using enhanced vision to provide out-the-window displays for a device  
A display system for a operating a device receives images from a first sensor and a second sensor that represent scenery outside the device. The display system is configured to detect moving...
7479962 System and method for generating pixel values for pixels in an image using strictly deterministic methodologies for generating sample points  
A computer graphics system generates pixel values for pixels in an image of objects in a scene, using strictly-deterministic low-discrepancy sequences, illustratively Halton sequences, as sample...
7477252 Processing three dimensional data for spatial three dimensional displays  
A three dimensional image is displayed by providing initial data corresponding to the three dimensional image, generating a plurality of sets of data from the initial data, each set of data...
7474308 Graphics system having a variable density super-sampled sample buffer  
A method and computer graphics system capable of super-sampling and performing real-time convolution are disclosed. In one embodiment, the computer graphics system may comprise a graphics...
7471292 Virtual view specification and synthesis in free viewpoint  
A system that receives a first video stream of a scene having a first viewpoint and a second video stream having a second viewpoint wherein camera calibration between the first viewpoint and the...
7463261 Three-dimensional image compositing on a GPU utilizing multiple transformations  
A method includes performing a first transform operation with respect to an image element to transform the image element from an object space, defined by an object coordinate system, to an...
7463262 Image processing apparatus and method  
A plurality of position data are input, which indicate the position of an observation target defined in a three-dimensional space, on its three-dimensional image, which is viewed from a...
7463260 Handheld graphics text processing system and method  
Information associated with representation of textual information can be captured, stored and manipulated in a convenient and efficient automated manner that conserves resources. A handheld text...
7460140 Method and apparatus for displaying information and program and medium used therefor  
A content processing routine divides a thumbnail-area according to data size and generates the same number of pixels values as the number of divided thumbnail-areas. The content processing routine...
7460120 Map display apparatus  
A map display apparatus includes a view transformation matrix generation unit which generates a view transformation matrix, including four rows and four columns, for transforming a global...
7453455 Image-based rendering and editing method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus removing redundant data of a simple texture model, using an extended depth image, and an image-based editing method and apparatus. The method involves calculating normal...
7454088 Estimating orientation angle and translation values of a scanned image  
Exemplary methods for estimating an orientation angle and a translation values for scanned images are disclosed. The methods described herein may be embodied as logic instructions on a...
7450124 Generating 2D transitions using a 3D model  
A system and method for generating a 2D transition between a first media object and a second media object. A 3D model is defined corresponding to a desired 2D transition pattern. A graphics...
7450121 Dynamic bit depth rendering  
A method is described of compositing a plurality of graphical objects to create an image comprising a plurality of parts, where the parts may be a run of pixels along a scanline or a region of the...
7450118 Method for displaying three-dimensional polygon on screen  
Three-dimensional models with three-dimensional coordinates for a certain area to be displayed on the screen based on coordinates of a reference position are received. The received...
7450758 Stylization of video  
The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed to a system for stylizing video, such as interactively transforming video to a cartoon-like style. Briefly stated, the techniques include...
7446766 Multidimensional evidence grids and system and methods for applying same  
A method of generating an evidence grid representing an environment comprises the steps of collecting a set of stereo images at multiple locations within the environment using stereo sensors, and...
7446768 Virtual image display apparatus and method using calibrated measurement of attitude sensor  
An image display apparatus and method generate a computer-graphic image onto the display of a real scene, using output values from an attitude sensor to provide angle of inclination and fixed...
7439976 Visual communication signal  
Disclosed is a visual communication signal ( 32 ) which comprises image model information ( 10 ) for generating 3-D images. The image model information ( 10 ) may comprise a 3-D image model, e.g. a...
7439970 Computer graphics  
A method of and apparatus for generating a graphical image of at least part of an object provided within a hierarchically divided region of space from a plurality of stored graphical...
7432925 Techniques for representing 3D scenes using fixed point data  
A quantization transform, corresponding to a geometric object, is determined. The geometric object represents at least a portion of an object in a three-dimensional scene. The quantization...
7433547 Image signal processing apparatus  
An object of the invention is to greatly downsize the physical circuit size by achieving balance correction between the divided areas of an image sensing area by a digital signal process for...
7425958 Perspective editing tools for 2-D images  
Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, to provide an image editing application including a perspective editing tool for performing edits in regions of an image...
7420558 Information processing apparatus and method, program, and navigation apparatus  
An information processing apparatus for generating a three-dimensional image obtained by projecting a three-dimensional space onto a plane and determining a depth of a vertex of a polygon from a...
7420559 Video rendering apparatus and method and program  
Apparatus includes unit storing CG data containing data about coordinate transformation, camera, geometry, light source, and texture, unit transforming coordinate system of CG data into...
7420557 Vertex processing when w=0  
Vertices defining a graphics primitive may be processed in homogeneous space and projected into normalized device coordinate space by dividing each coordinate of a vertex by w. When the w...
7420556 Information processing method and information processing apparatus  
An information processing method and information processing apparatus facilitate selection of components which form a geometric model. Of a plurality of components which form a three-dimensional...
7414624 Apparatus and method for a frustum culling algorithm suitable for hardware implementation  
A method and apparatus for a frustum culling algorithm suitable for hardware implementation. In one embodiment, the method includes the separation of coordinates of a normal vector of each frustum...
7388986 Method and apparatus for representing and searching for an object in an image  
A method representing an object appearing in still or video image for use in searching, wherein the object appears in the image with a first two-dimensional outline, by processing signals...
7382374 Computerized method and computer system for positioning a pointer  
In a visualization system a three-dimensional scene ( 43 ) is projected onto a camera's view projection plane ( 42 ) from a camera's defined viewpoint ( 41 ) and mapped onto a two-dimensional...
7379060 Image processing method and image processing apparatus  
An image processing method includes a position/orientation acquisition step of acquiring a position and orientation of a viewpoint, a virtual image creation step of creating a virtual image on the...
7379063 Mapping application for rendering pixel imagery  
A mapping application relies on a modified affine transformation algorithm to provide near real-time navigation of imagery, track-up capability and integration of segment and picture data. The...
7375728 Virtual mirror  
A virtual mirror is rendered by a computer graphics display or screen. The display substantially replicates the optical properties of a physical mirror. The display is provided on a host vehicle.
7369138 Full-scene anti-aliasing method and system  
A method and system for performing full-scene anti-aliasing for an image through a technique of rotating and unrotating rasterization of a scene and rendering a resulting image. A scene is...
7365746 Signage display system and process  
The invention is a novel display system, for signage and the like. An apparatus and process is provided for displaying a static source image in a manner that it is perceived as an animated sequence...
7365747 Methods and systems for controlling an image generator to define, generate, and view geometric images of an object  
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention allow a user operating on a data processing computer to view geometry of an object model produced by an image...
7362323 Method and apparatus for identifying features of multidimensional image data in hypermedia systems  
A method and apparatus that utilizes coordinates of a “hot spot” selected in an image map to index a location in a secondary image. An object table is indexed using data stored in the indexed...
7362331 Time-based, non-constant translation of user interface objects between states  
The present invention relates to a method for moving objects within the graphical user interface (GUI) of an operating system in a manner that provides a transitional effect between window states,...
7362327 Method for drawing object that changes transparency  
In a process where an object fades-in/fades-out, a rate of transparency change is set. A writing threshold is obtained according to the rate of change of the transparency of the object. Polygons...
7359901 Compressed document matching  
An apparatus and method for determining if a query document matches one or more of a plurality of documents in a database. In a coarse matching stage, a compressed file or other query document is...
7359575 Dynamic warp map generation system and method  
Dynamic warp map generation system and corresponding method are disclosed. A compactor obtains spatial transformation parameters along with geometric and optical distortion parameters and combines...
RE40224 Pseudo area lights  
Computer animators have, till now, largely relegated themselves to using point light sources when simulating directional light sources in computer graphics and animation. The illumination achieved...
7348989 Preparing digital images for display utilizing view-dependent texturing  
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, a computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, and a computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave, all for...
7348978 Image processing  
Provided is image processing technology capable of displaying lines on a field clearly on a screen regardless of the distance to the viewpoint or the visual direction. This image processing method...
7343039 System and process for generating representations of objects using a directional histogram model and matrix descriptor  
A system and process for determining the similarity in the shape of objects is presented that generates a novel shape representation called a directional histogram model. This shape representative...