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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443402 | Method and apparatus for virtual walkthrough Method for producing an interactive virtual movie, which simulates walking of a user within a real site, comprising: (a) Defining first minimal conditions: (b) Defining second minimal conditions; (c) Moving a scanning apparatus along routes within the site, measurin... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7139006 | System and method for presenting and browsing images serially A method presents a set of input images on a display device. First, a set of display images is selected from the set of images. A 3D layout is assigned to each selected image, and a 3D trajectory is assigned to a virtual camera. A set of active images of the set of ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7002583 | Display of images and image transitions The present invention consists of a method comprising the steps of displaying an image representing a source value; displaying an image representing a destination value; and displaying a transition image; wherein the transition image is a function of the source valu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989848 | Method and system for specifying zoom speed A method and system for generating an image display plan is provided. In one embodiment, a planning system allows a user to create a display plan that specifies a sequence of images that are to be displayed and how the images are to be displayed. The planning system... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987522 | Method and system for specifying pan speed A method and system for generating an image display plan is provided. In one embodiment, a planning system allows a user to create a display plan that specifies a sequence of images that are to be displayed and how the images are to be displayed. The planning system... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6862026 | Process and device for collision detection of objects The present invention relates to a process and a device for the collision detection of objects by traversal of hierarcichal binary bounding BoxTrees, in which each bounding box pair of a hierarchically lower level is derived from a bounding box from the immediately ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6798415 | Rendering collisions of three-dimensional models Rendering a three-dimensional model comprised of three-dimensional data defining a bone includes obtaining a point at which the bone intersects a collision surface, determining a correction factor for use in rotating the bone from the point to a position in front of... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6734859 | Apparatus and method for processing information, and program and medium used therefor An apparatus and a method for processing information, and a program and a program storing medium are disclosed in which a user can surely recognize the change of images when they are operated. Upon detection of an operation, a processing manager applies, every prede... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6407748 | Method and apparatus for modeling interactions The present invention provides a method and apparatus for modeling interactions that overcomes drawbacks. The method of the present invention comprises representing two bodies undergoing translations by two swept volume representations. Interactions such ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6343936 | System and method for performing a three-dimensional virtual examination, navigation and visualization A system and method for generating a three-dimensional visualization image of an object such as an organ using volume visualization techniques and exploring the image using a guided navigation system which allows the operator to travel along a flight path... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6049341 | Edge cycle collision detection in graphics environment A collision of a moving object with another object in a 3D virtual world is efficiently determined in real time so that the technique is usable over a network. An object in the 3D virtual world is projected onto a 2D plane. The projection of the object is... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5963891 | System for tracking body movements in a virtual reality system A system is provided for tracking body movements, including subtle body movements, in a virtual reality system and for integrating data generated therefrom into a virtual reality system in real tine. The system of the preferred embodiment of the present i... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5754189 | Virtual environment display apparatus and method A display apparatus displays behavior of a human model in an environment model. In the apparatus, a memory stores environment model data, human model data and patrolling path data in the environment model. A display displays the behavior of the human mode... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5644694 | Apparatus and method for digital movie production A method and apparatus for the production of digital movies of modeled elements within a virtual environment using a virtual camera which renders image frames. A mapper indicates those positions within the environment onto which the camera can and cannot ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5411272 | Video game with spiral loop graphics A method is provided for controlling the appearance of a video game game character, as the character traverses a path displayed on a display screen; wherein the method is used in a video game system which includes a graphics controller, digital memory and... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5359703 | Moving an object in a three-dimensional workspace In response to user signals requesting motion of a displayed object, a system presents a sequence of images, each including an object perceptible as a moved continuation of the previously displayed object. The user can independently request radial motion ... | 10/25/1994 |
