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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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;...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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