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7280106 |
Apparatus and method for generating texture maps for use in 3D computer graphics
A texture map ( 188 ) for texturing a polygon mesh 3D computer model ( 150 ) during rendering is generated by defining a respective triangle within the texture map for each triangle in the polygon...
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6825839 |
Method and apparatus for generating atomic parts of graphic representation through skeletonization for interactive visualization applications
This invention presents a method to extract atomic parts of a graphics model using its skeleton. A skeleton is a fully collapsed body of the model, and is obtained through a novel way to contract...
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6718290 |
Systems and methods for encoding tetrahedral meshes
Systems and methods for compressing and/or decompressing data corresponding to 3D finite element meshes are provided. Preferably, a method for encoding data corresponding to connectivity...
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6668091 |
3D mesh coding/decoding method
A progressive coding and decoding method of three-dimensional (3D) mesh data used in the fields of motion picture experts group-4 synthetic and natural hybrid coding (MPEG-4 SNHC), virtual reality...
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6525728 |
Method and apparatus for using a general three-dimensional (3D) graphics pipeline for cost effective digital image and video editing, transformation, and representation
A method in accordance with our invention permits the manipulation of a two-dimensional pixel array using a standard 3D graphics pipeline. The method comprises the steps of forming a wire mesh of...
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6452596 |
Methods and apparatus for the efficient compression of non-manifold polygonal meshes
A method for encoding a non-manifold polygonal mesh operates by converting an original (non-manifold) model to a manifold model, encoding the manifold model using a mesh compression technique, and...
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6445389 |
Compression of polygonal models with low latency decompression
A data structure for representing a general n-dimensional polygonal mesh. The data structure includes a structure record and a data record for each three dimensional shape. The structural record...
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6414680 |
System, program product and method of rendering a three dimensional image on a display
A Prioritized-Layered Projection (PLP) method and system for optimizing the rendering high-depth complexity scenes. Objects in each frame are prioritized with an estimation of the visible set...
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6384822 |
Method for rendering shadows using a shadow volume and a stencil buffer
A method for real-time shadow rendering in a 3-D graphics scene uses an inverted z-test to mark a shadow area in a stencil buffer. Front and back facing shadow volume polygons are rendered...
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6373484 |
Method and system for presenting data structures graphically
A computer-implemented method and system for graphically displaying at least two edges extending between common points in a graphical structure. A particular implementation relates to the display...
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6342884 |
Method and apparatus for using a general three-dimensional (3D) graphics pipeline for cost effective digital image and video editing, transformation, and representation
A method in accordance with our invention permits the manipulation of a two-dimensional pixel array using a standard 3D graphics pipeline. The method comprises the steps of forming a wire mesh of...
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6314205 |
Method and apparatus for compressing and transmitting a three-dimensional geometric model
A data compression method for processing topological structures of various geometric models. A topological transformation is performed for a three-dimensional (3D) geometric model that is to be...
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6307555 |
Boolean operations for subdivision surfaces
A method for creating a new subdivision surface from one or more prior subdivision surfaces using a computer, the computer having a processor and a memory, includes establishing in the memory a...
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6249616 |
Combining digital images based on three-dimensional relationships between source image data sets
A computer-implemented method combines related source images, each represented by a set of digital data, by determining three-dimensional relationships between data sets representing related source...
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6184897 |
Compressed representation of changing meshes and method to decompress
A computer implemented representation and a method for encoding and decoding sequences of changes of a manifold triangular mesh. The representation is composed of a base manifold triangular mesh...
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6167159 |
Triangle mesh compression
A method for compressing a mesh having a plurality of vertices, each vertex characterized by a degree equal to the number of edges incident thereon, including arranging substantially all of the...
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6047088 |
2D mesh geometry and motion vector compression
A system and method of encoding and decoding a dynamic mesh includes encoding and decoding a mesh geometry of a set of node points and encoding and decoding a mesh node motion vector for each node...
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6009435 |
Progressive compression of clustered multi-resolution polygonal models
A computer system progressively stores and transmits compressed clustered multi-resolution polygonal models. The computer uses a data structure that represents a clustered multi-resolution...
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6002803 |
Methods of coding the order information for multiple-layer vertices
A method for coding multiple layer, vertex-based shape representation and bit stream scalable shape includes selecting vertices in a hierarchical scheme; defining multiple layers of vertices;...
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4800214 |
Open cell body made of hard vinyl chloride resin
An open cell body is made of hard vinyl chloride resin made by extruding a compound composition consisting essentially of a vinyl chloride resin made by a suspension polymerization method or a...
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