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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188999 | Method and apparatus for organizing object geometry for spatial and memory coherency and optimal rendering Methods and computing devices enable the generation of contiguous triangle patches for use in generating triangle strips for processing in a computer graphics engine. A seed triangle is selected and a patch of contiguous triangles is formed by incrementally adding a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189000 | Method and system for a computer-rendered three-dimensional mannequin A computerized method and system for displaying garments on a computer-rendered three-dimensional rotatable model in an interactive virtual reality software product, comprising: storing information related to a computer-rendered three-dimensional model; storing info... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184117 | Stencil operations Described are a video graphics system, graphics processor, and methods for rendering three-dimensional objects. A buffer is partitioned into tiles of pixels. Each pixel of each tile includes at least one sample. A primitive is received and determined to cover fully ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8174525 | Tetrahedral mesh generating method for finite-element analysis and finite-element analyzing system using its method A tetrahedral mesh generating method for finite-element analysis executable by a computer, using edge collapse and quality conserve arrangements. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8130221 | Method and system for repairing triangulated surface meshes A method of repairing a three dimensional surface mesh model to be watertight and manifold generally includes identifying a plurality of hole edges in the surface mesh model, selecting one of the hole edges, creating a cycle of hole edges that defines a hole in the ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130220 | Method, medium and apparatus detecting model collisions A method, medium and apparatus determining whether models collide with each other. In the model collision detecting method, medium and apparatus, it is possible to quickly examine whether models collide, and to recognize the collision generated at an arbitrary time,... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8115764 | Map display system, map data processing apparatus, map display apparatus, and map display method Map display systems, map data processing apparatuses, map display apparatuses, and map display methods for general navigation systems are provided. A map data processing section categorizes original three-dimensional map data into scene graph data representing a dat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115763 | Device for the photorealistic representation of dynamic, complex, three-dimensional scenes by means of ray tracing The invention relates to a device for the photorealistic representation of dynamic, complex, three-dimensional scenes by means of ray-tracing. Said device comprises at least one programmable ray-tracing processor in which are implemented: ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8102392 | Image processing/displaying apparatus having free moving control unit and limited moving control unit and method of controlling the same An image processing/displaying apparatus comprises a data storage unit configured to store 3-dimensional volume data, a cross section information generation unit configured to generate cross section information by reconstructing the 3-dimensional volume data stored ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098247 | Systems and methods for geometric data compression and encryption Systems, methods, and physical computer-readable storage media for performing geometric data compression and geometric data decompression and/or geometric data encryption and geometric data decryption. A virtual geometric compression object is generated within a com... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8085266 | System and method for smoothing three dimensional images A method and system for converting two-dimensional artwork into three-dimensional models. Data relating to an image is imported and segments of the image are chained into contiguous curves. The contiguous curves together may form loops. Subsets of closed loops are s... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081180 | Function-based representation of N-dimensional structures A method is disclosed for the solid modeling of objects that is particularly suitable to modeling objects obtained from scan data, typically voxel-based data, for example medical imaging data. The method provides a more direct approach to providing solid modeling ca... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077176 | Method for interactively viewing full-surround image data and apparatus therefor A method of modeling of the visible world using full-surround image data includes steps for selecting a view point within a p-surface, selecting a direction of view within the p-surface, texture mapping full-surround image data onto the p-surface such that the resul... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8059121 | Method and aircraft display system for generating three dimensional image A rendering technique for generating a three dimensional (3D) image is provided. The technique includes the steps of collecting 3D data, writing the 3D data into texture memory as two dimensional (2D) slices, and texturizing a first set of overlapping polygons utili... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059120 | Image process apparatus for three-dimensional model A calculation area including a three-dimensional (3D) product model is specified, and a plurality of cross-sectional images is cut out from the calculation area. Each cross-sectional image is divided into plural pieces of voxel data, and voxel data of a gap area of ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044954 | System and method for automatic construction of tooth axes System and method for automatic construction of the tooth's axes in terms of three orthogonal unit vectors are disclosed. Three dimensional data for a tooth is used to automatically construct the tooth's axes. System and methods for automatic construction of the axe... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044953 | System for interactive 3D navigation for proximal object inspection A system that transitions from freeform camera motion to surface following motion as a surface of an object is approached by clipping the vectors for closest point and look-at point. When the surface is reached and while following the surface the user can designate ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040347 | Method for constructing surface of fluid-body simulation based on particle method, program for the same, and storage medium for storing program Thin films or sharp edges in a fluid body are expressed in the display of a particle-based fluid-body simulation. The surface construction method is a method applied to a method for rendering calculation results on the screen of a display device using data that are ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040345 | Systems for hybrid geometric/volumetric representation of 3D objects The invention provides a system for modeling three-dimensional objects using hybrid geometric/volumetric representation, wherein sharp edges are created by a geometric representation that is connected to the volumetric representation. The system creates, maintains, ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035641 | Fast depth of field simulation A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for rendering a scene with a simulated depth of field blur. In one embodiment, the scene comprises a plurality of polygons, each polygon comprises a respective plurality of vertices, and each of th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035640 | Restoring and collating system and method for 3-dimensional face data A 3-dimensional face data restoring and collating system includes a 2-dimension face image storage unit configured to store a plurality of 2-dimensional face images of persons, and a 3-dimensional face restored shape storage unit. A 3-dimensional face shape restorin... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8026914 | Numerical analysis mesh generation apparatus, numerical analysis mesh generation method, and numerical analysis generation program The present invention has been made to provide a technique capable of contributing to a reduction in operational burden on workers and an increase in operating accuracy in a generation process of a mesh for numerical analysis for a geometric model. A numerica... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8013852 | Anthropometry-based skeleton fitting An efficient technique to build subject-specific skeleton models from external measurements is provided. A generic human skeleton model is manipulated and deformed using marker positional data from human motion-captured sequences. The joint and bone geometry paramet... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013854 | Process for displaying objects of a PLM database and apparatus implementing this process The invention is directed to an apparatus, a computer program and a process for displaying objects of a PLM database, including the steps of providing a PLM database containing modeled objects and a graphical user interface (100), identifying (S200) a ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013853 | Virtual dental patient Systems and methods read clinical data records to create and three-dimensional images representing a virtual dental patient. The images can be used to assess the current dental health of a patient. In particular the systems and methods create accurate, three-dimensi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009167 | Virtual endoscopy In a virtual endoscopy method, an unfolding axis substantially along an elongated lumen is divided into axis segments. Ray casting directions are selected extending generally radially from the axis segments. At least some of the ray casting directions are tilted awa... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004519 | Decorating computer generated character with surface-attached features A computer generated character is decorated with skin-attached features in computer graphics by defining a skin surface of the computer generated character. The skin surface is defined using a set of one or more connected parametric surfaces. Feature locations for t... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004518 | Combined spatial index for static and dynamic objects within a three-dimensional scene Embodiments of the invention create links or branches from a static spatial index which partitions a three-dimensional scene based on the position of static objects to a dynamic object spatial index which partitions a three-dimensional scene based on the position of... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999805 | System and method of converting edge record based graphics to polygon based graphics A method and graphics converter for converting edge record based graphics to polygon based graphics is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for converting graphic object data that defines a graphic object for delivery to wireless d... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7995055 | Classifying objects in a scene In some implementations, a computer-implemented method of classifying image data includes receiving a plurality of data points corresponding to three-dimensional image data; creating from the plurality of data points a first subset of data points that are above a gr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7990376 | Design support system, method and storage medium An editing process including generation, modification, and deletion of pass points through which a linear structure such as a wire harness or the like should pass in a virtual space is performed in accordance with an operation of an input device by a user, a positio... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7973789 | Dynamic model generation methods and apparatus A method for a computer system includes opening a model of an object, wherein the model comprises a plurality of geometric elements, determining a subset of geometric elements from the plurality of geometric elements of the model, modifying properties of one or more... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7973788 | Graphical method for navigating in a database of modeled objects A relational database contains a set of data and relations between the data of the set. The data may be representative of three dimensional modeled objects. For navigating in the database, the user selects a first data and a first relation; the second data related t... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969435 | Method for modifying any modeled surface as a lofted surface A three-dimensional object modeling tool is described that can derive the 2D cross sections of one or more lofted or unlofted surfaces, allowing those surfaces to be modified instantly. The modeling tool (loft tool) includes sub-tools for selecting a surface, moving... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7961184 | Graphics processing apparatus and graphics processing method A graphics processing unit is provided. A basic model display processing unit generates and displays rendering data based on three-dimensional model information on an object to be rendered. An effect model processing unit performs processing for applying a predeterm... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952575 | Computer-implemented process and system for creating a parametric surface The invention is directed to a computer program product, a computer system, computer apparatus and a computer-implemented method for creating a parametric surface. The invention provides a base mesh having a plurality of outer or inner vertices with valence greater ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952576 | Image processing apparatus and method thereof If a next endpoint in a line segment is determined to be neither in a first nor a second reference direction passing through a base endpoint, a point obtained by projecting the next endpoint onto a straight line in the first reference direction passing through the b... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952577 | Automatic 3D modeling system and method An automatic 3D modeling system and method are described in which a 3D model may be generated from a picture or other image. For example, a 3D model for a face of a person may be automatically generated. The system and method also permits gestures/behaviors associat... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952578 | Support apparatus, design support program, and design support method A design support apparatus includes: a section that sets, as a reference plane in a virtual space, the plane of a mesh which is selected as a first mesh, from among meshes forming the shape of an object model displayed in the virtual space; a section that sets a ver... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948485 | Real-time computer simulation of water surfaces Real-time simulation of liquids is disclosed. A liquid may be modeled as a collection of particles. Particles separated from one or more nearest neighbor particles by a distance greater than a threshold distance may be separated out as droplets. An iso-surface may t... | 05/24/2011 |
