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| 8115761 | Locking geometric and camera parameters in image-based three-dimensional modeling, and applications thereof Embodiments relate to locking geometric and camera parameters in image-based three-dimensional modeling. In a first embodiment, a computer-implemented method modifies a three-dimensional model using a set of two-dimensional photographic images. In the method, at lea... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115762 | Locking geometric and camera parameters in image-based three-dimensional modeling, and applications thereof Embodiments relate to locking geometric and camera parameters in image-based three-dimensional modeling. In a first embodiment, a computer-implemented method modifies a three-dimensional model using a set of two-dimensional photographic images. In the method, at lea... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115760 | Pictorial representation of three-dimensional data records The invention relates to a method for the pictorial representation of a three-dimensional measuring data record, comprising the creation of the three-dimensional measured data record by means of a computer tomographic or nuclear spin tomographic device, the processi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111255 | Mobile communication terminal for controlling display information A mobile communication terminal and a method of controlling display of a webpage thereof are disclosed. When a web browser is initiated to gain access to a webpage, the web browser screen is formed as a 3D polyhedron structure and a plurality of webpage screens are ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111254 | Depth image-based representation method for 3D object, modeling method and apparatus, and rendering method and apparatus using the same A depth image-based representation (DIBR) method of modeling a 3-dimensional (3D) object, by which the 3D object is expressed by depth information, color information, and camera parameters or geometry information, color information, and camera parameters. The camera... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111253 | Controlling usage capacity in a radio access network In a radio access network, techniques for controlling relative usages, by different groups of access terminals in communication with a radio access network, of available power handling capacity of the radio access network, based on information about usages by differ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106905 | Illustrating a three-dimensional nature of a data set on a two-dimensional display A volume of a patient can be mapped with a system operable to identify a plurality of locations and save a plurality of locations of a mapping instrument. The mapping instrument can include one or more electrodes that can sense a voltage that can be correlated to a ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106904 | Shader program generation system and method A method and computer program product are provided for generating a shader program. Included is a file associated with a graphics effect. In use, a shader program is generated based on processing of the file to apply the graphics effect to an object. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102391 | Hybrid rendering of image data utilizing streaming geometry frontend interconnected to physical rendering backend through dynamic accelerated data structure generator A circuit arrangement and method provide a hybrid rendering architecture capable of interfacing a streaming geometry frontend with a physical rendering backend using a dynamic accelerated data structure (ADS) generator. The dynamic ADS generator effectively parallel... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102389 | Box casting using an integrated acceleration data structure Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatus to reduce the number of intersection tests required to determine if an object moving within a three-dimensional scene collides with any other objects. According to one embodiment of the invention, a physics ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102390 | Frame by frame, pixel by pixel matching of model-generated graphics images to camera frames for computer vision The invention employs state-of-the-art computer graphics to advance the field of computer vision. The invention uses model-generated graphics in image processing: match image frames rendered by a graphics engine to those from a camera, in real-time, frame by frame, ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098243 | Method and apparatus for efficiently handling query for 3D display A method and apparatus for processing a query required for 3-dimensional (3D) display, for example, a visibility query and a localization query, are provided. The method includes: dividing a 3D space into a plurality of regions; and processing a query in units of di... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098244 | Evolutionary direct manipulation of free form deformation representations for design optimization An improved method for optimizing a design, based on direct manipulations of the object points of a design. In addition, the number and modifications of control points is kept as minimal as possible while the targeted movement of object points is realized and the au... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098245 | Smart navigation for 3D maps An interest center-point and a start point are created in an image. A potential function is created where the potential function creates a potential field and guides traversal from the starting point to the interest center-point. The potential field is adjusted to i... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098246 | Method and system for providing transparent access to hardware graphic layers The present invention relates generally to computer graphics, and more specifically to methods of, and systems for, configuring, controlling and accessing multiple hardware graphics layers that are used to compose a single video display. One aspect of the invention ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094150 | 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... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094149 | Multi-spectral reconstruction method based on adaptive finite element A multi-spectral reconstruction method based on adaptive finite element comprising the following steps: discretizing the diffusion equation in the object domain on the single spectral; establishing the relationship between the boundary measurement data and the unkno... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089478 | Model simplification apparatus and program A model simplification apparatus performs: inputting a 3D geometric model; forming a surface mesh on the input geometric model and registering the surface mesh as an initial mesh; classifying the surface mesh into partial surface meshes, and calculating feature quan... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089479 | Directing camera behavior in 3-D imaging system A method of associating a computer generated camera with an object in a three-dimensional computer generated space. The method receives a command to associate the camera with an object in the simulated space. Based on the command the method determines a path for mov... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085265 | Methods and systems of generating 3D user interface for physical environment One embodiment of the application provides a method of generating a 3D user interface (UI) in a controller for an appliance in a physical environment. The method includes: abstracting the appliance to obtain to a appliance functionality description having variables ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085264 | Tile output using multiple queue output buffering in a raster stage A method for multiple queue output buffering in a raster stage of a graphics processor. The method includes receiving a graphics primitive for rasterization in a raster stage of a graphics processor. The graphics primitive is rasterized at a first level to generate ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077175 | Photo mantel view and animation A system and computer-implemented method for rendering images on a two-dimensional display, such as a computer, handheld device, or television screen, so that the images appear to be positioned in a three-dimensional space is disclosed. The images may be graphics fi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077174 | Hierarchical processor array Apparatuses and methods are presented for a hierarchical processor. The processor comprises, at a first level of hierarchy, a plurality of similarly structured first level components, wherein each of the plurality of similarly structured first level components inclu... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072450 | System and method for measuring a three-dimensional object A system for measuring a three-dimensional object is provided. The system measures differences between a 3D model of an object and a point cloud of the object, and highlights the differences on the 3D model using different colors according to difference ranges that ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072448 | Three-dimensional annotations for street view data The present invention relates to annotating images. In an embodiment, the present invention enables users to create annotations corresponding to three-dimensional objects while viewing two-dimensional images. In one embodiment, this is achieved by projecting a selec... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072449 | Workstation for processing and producing a video signal A workstation for processing and producing a video signal comprises a video input system, a video graphics processor, and a video output system. The video input system may comprise a video input module, a first video pipeline, and a second video pipeline. The video ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065288 | System, method, and computer program product for testing a query against multiple sets of objects utilizing a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) processing architecture A system, method, and computer program product are provided for testing a query against multiple sets of objects. In operation, a query is tested against a first set of objects, utilizing a single instruction multiple data processing architecture. Additionally, a se... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059118 | 3D graphic processing device and stereoscopic image display device using the 3D graphic processing device A stereoscopic image display device for displaying a three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic image in real-time by using a 3D graphic contained within a 2D image. The stereoscopic image display device includes a controller, a 3D graphic processor, a driver, and a displa... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059119 | Method for detecting border tiles or border pixels of a primitive for tile-based rendering A method detects border tiles or border pixels of a primitive corresponding to an object to be displayed on a display screen. The detecting includes: calculating the number of border tiles or pixels covered by an edge of the primitive; identifying a plurality of ver... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049751 | Applications with integrated capture Embodiments include a system for integrating capture software functionality into other software applications including computer aided design (CAD) application, search application, database management application, email applications, network publishing applications, ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049750 | Fading techniques for virtual viewpoint animations In one aspect, an image of an event is obtained from a camera, and an object is detected in the image. Data of a textured 3d model of the event and data from the object are combined to depict virtual viewpoints of the event which differ from a real viewpoint of the ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049749 | Image generator for medical treatment and its method An image generator for medical use includes a shape information acquiring unit acquiring shape information of a subject, a functional information acquiring unit acquiring a functional value of the subject, a polyhedron generating unit generating a polyhedron so as t... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049748 | System and method for digital video scan using 3-D geometry A system and method for providing digital video scan using 3-D geometry. The digital video scan system includes a 3-D scan scene maker for generating a plurality of video display units for displaying digital video data; a plurality of video producing devices produci... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044952 | Method for supporting intuitive view specification in the free-viewpoint television application A method of selecting first and second basis views from a group of at least three provided views where the first and second basis views are used in synthesizing a third virtual view. The group of provided views are spatially offset from one another in at least one d... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044951 | Integer-based functionality in a graphics shading language One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for improving the flexibility and programmability of a graphics pipeline by adding application programming interface (API) extensions to the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) that provide native support for... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040343 | Map display device and map display method A map display device and a map display method, in which a building in a map is formed as a pseudo three-dimensional figure and arithmetic processing to display the figure as a bird's-eye view is simplified. The map display device 20 for displaying map data, f... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040344 | CAD system, control method and control program for same The present invention reduces the number of diagrams and the workload of management and the like, by aggregating spools of a common format, in plant design technology using a three-dimensional CAD system. Format specific data which is stored separately according to ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035639 | Method and apparatus for determining the alteration of the shape of a three dimensional object A method for determining the alteration of the shape of a three-dimensional object from at least one two-dimensional image of the object, wherein the original three-dimensional model shape of the object is known—or is ascertained from the at least one two-dimensio... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035638 | Component suppression in mechanical designs The complexity of a CAD model is reduced while its kinematic integrity is maintained by unloading certain data associated with the CAD model from the main memory of a computing device used in the design of the CAD model. The unloaded data includes graphics data and ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035636 | Software system for efficient data transport across a distributed system for interactive viewing A server receives a graphics data request from a client system through a network. The request includes client description data describing capabilities of the client system. The server accesses the requested graphics data from an augmented scene graph. The server det... | 10/11/2011 |
