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7224356 Stretch-driven mesh parameterization using spectral analysis  
A method of performing stretch-driven mesh parameterization. A method of performing stretch-driven mesh parameterization comprising, computing a spectral analysis to parameterize a mesh, and...
7224357 Three-dimensional modeling based on photographic images  
A system of determining three-dimensional information from the information that is contained into discrete two-dimensional images. The two images may be obtained from two uncalibrated cameras. The...
7221366 Real-time rendering system and process for interactive viewpoint video  
A system and process for rendering and displaying an interactive viewpoint video is presented in which a user can watch a dynamic scene while manipulating (freezing, slowing down, or reversing)...
7215430 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...
7212200 Information processing device and data object display method  
A configuration is presented that enables viewing a plurality of data objects situated in a virtual space as the visual field defined in the virtual space is changed smoothly; and that at the same...
7212197 Three dimensional surface drawing controlled by hand motion  
Surface drawing is described as a medium which provides direct control over the creation of a wide range of intricate shapes. Surfaces are created by moving a hand, instrumented with a special...
7212201 Method and apparatus for segmenting an image in order to locate a part thereof  
A method is disclosed to automatically segment 3D and higher-dimensional images into two subsets without user intervention, with no topological restriction on the solution, and in such a way that...
7212688 Computer program and method for converting an image to machine control data  
A method of transferring a representation of an image to a surface ( 12 ) of a building ( 14 ). The method comprising receiving the image as an image file, converting the image file to a raster...
7209139 Efficient rendering of similar objects in a three-dimensional graphics engine  
Multiple instances of a single object are aggregated and submitted collectively to a graphics API for rendering. Vertices of the object are replicated into a large buffer and are modified so as to...
7196703 Primitive extension  
Method and apparatus for generating a primitive extension defining a generalized primitive is described. The primitive extension defines the connectivity and vertices used to specify a collection...
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...
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,...
7176920 Computer games apparatus  
A computer games apparatus includes a server operable under the control of a computer program to generate and store data defining a 3D game environment. Objects within that environment can be moved...
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...
7173618 Image creation program and method of creating image  
A character object 2001 which stands on a ground in a virtual space is arranged to rise on a land object 1802. Here, the character object 2001 is arranged to look towards a side of a virtual...
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...
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...
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...
7161606 Systems and methods for directly generating a view using a layered approach  
Apparatuses and methods are presented that use a direct synthesis approach using layers in order to directly generate a virtual view from a pair of images. In one embodiment, a range space is...
7161600 Methods and apparatus for transforming three-dimensional objects in video games  
An unprocessed cluster index and its amount of parallel movement are acquired. The order of processing clusters does not matter as long as the frame is the same. Subsequently, with respect to an...
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...
7158922 System and method for prediction of panel performance under localized loading conditions  
The present invention involves a method and apparatus to reliably determine dent resistance to localized loading, for example, denting of sheet panels of vehicle. The method and apparatus contain...
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...
7148892 3D navigation techniques  
A system and method is provided for facilitating navigation techniques in a three-dimensional virtual environment. The present invention couples input driving techniques to the state of one or more...
7148890 Displacement mapping by using two passes through the same rasterizer  
A processing pipeline and method are disclosed that may enable real time video rate displacement mapping. The pipeline may include one or more: render units, texture units, memories, and...
7148891 Image display method and image display device  
An image is displayed on a small display unit having a wide viewing angle range and a cubic effect providing actuality and reality thereto. An image is displayed on a plurality of display surfaces...
7148895 Time-series data processing device and method  
The present inventions provide a system and a method for facilitating various visual analyses of individual players and team data that is most appropriate for the purpose, while also allowing...
7136081 System and method of line sampling object scene information  
This invention relates generally to the art of computer graphics, and more specifically to the field of line sampling object scene information for the purpose of reconstructing an image of the...
7133041 Apparatus and method for volume processing and rendering  
An apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering. The apparatus includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) memory units; at least one pixel bus...
7129945 Image generation method, program and information storage medium  
An image generation method includes: generating a two-dimensional image by perspectively transforming a virtual three-dimensional space relative to a predetermined viewpoint at a given instant;...
7129946 Computer-aided presentation method for a 3D subject  
In the borders of a computer-aided presentation method for a 3D subject, a 2D basic image of a subject and a 2D basic presentation of a 3D volume data set of the subject are determined by a...
7129944 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...
7129942 System and method for performing domain decomposition for multiresolution surface analysis  
A computer-implemented method to process a model of an object includes mapping a mesh representation of the model onto a plane to form a planarized mesh; generating a shape image by associating a...
7126605 Method and apparatus for implementing level of detail with ray tracing  
The present invention relates to computer graphics applications involving scene rendering using objects modeled at multiple levels of detail. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a ray...
7126599 Graphics processing apparatus and method for computing the distance between three-dimensional graphic elements  
A graphics processing apparatus for computing the distance between two three-dimensional graphic elements without reducing the user's operating efficiency is provided. The graphics processing...
7127324 Information processing apparatus and information processing method  
Provided are an information processing apparatus and a method, and in particular, an information processing apparatus and a method for employing a 3D model generated using 3D-CAD. When attribution...
7126603 Method and system for creating interactive walkthroughs of real-world environment from set of densely captured images  
Techniques for creating interactive walkthroughs or visualizations of real-world environments. Such environments for which interactive walkthroughs may be created may comprise large interior spaces...
7123256 Drawing registration system and drawing registration method  
This invention makes it possible to quickly and easily register a drawing and related information. A parent drawing that is created using a drawing creation system (CATIA), accompanying...
7119812 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...
7119805 Three-dimensional CAD attribute information presentation  
The present invention relates to information processing apparatus and methods and, more particularly, to information processing apparatus and methods making use of a 3D model (3D shape) prepared by...
7113189 Recording medium storing 3D model deformation program, 3D model deformation program, 3D model deformation method and video game device  
A 3D model deformation program is provided capable of performing deformation processing of a 3D model using clusters in each drawing period in a video game. A CPU 21 finds for each cluster with...
7106349 Method and system for enhanced detail-in-context viewing  
An improved method for display of a transitional region of interest while transitioning between a first region of interest and a second region of interest within visual information on a display...
7106336 Method and system for deferred evaluation of transforms in graphics processors  
A method of deferring evaluation of a transform, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, includes buffering a plurality of vertex data. The method also includes receiving a draw...
7107146 Methods and systems for generating a terrain elevation map in a cartesian format  
Methods, systems, and computer program products for re-sampling terrain data in a vehicle from latitude/longitude format into a Cartesian format. The present invention permits incremental updates...
7102636 Spatial patches for graphics rendering  
Described are a novel graphical element known as a spatial patch and a system and method for rendering the spatial patch to create computer graphics. The spatial patch may include appearance data...
7103527 Negotiated interconnection of visual modeling elements  
Described is a method and system that enables open, non-proprietary and extensible visualization and modeling tools by providing multiple-way negotiations between model element end points (nodes)...
7102634 Apparatus and method for displaying virtual endoscopy display  
An apparatus and method for displaying a three-dimensional virtual endoscopic image are provided. In the method, information on a virtual endoscopic image is input in the form of volume data...