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Computer generated synthesized imagery

Patent 4645459 Issued on February 24, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject February 24, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

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Application

No. 06/403386 filed on 07/30/1982

US Classes:

434/43, View simulated by cathode ray screen display345/426, Lighting/shading345/427, Space transformation345/629, Merge or overlay434/38Simulation of view from aircraft

Examiners

Primary: Grieb, William H.
Assistant: Picard, Leo P.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G09B 9/30 (20060101)
G06T 15/20 (20060101)
G06T 15/10 (20060101)
G09B 9/02 (20060101)

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a computer controlled imaging system involving a digital image processing and display system which has the ability to compose and construct a display scene from a library of images with sufficient processing speed to permit real-time or near real time analysis of the images by a human operator or a hardware/software equivalent thereof.

Other References

  • James F. Blinn and Martin E. Newell, University of Utah, "Texture and Reflection in Computer Generated Images", Communication of the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., vol. 19, No. 10, Oct. '76, pp. 542-546
  • Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith, Lucasfilm Lted., San Anselmo. CA, "3-D Transformations of Images in Scanline Order", permission by ACM, 1980, pp. 279-285
  • Edwin Catmull, "A Subdivision Algorithm for Computer Display of Curved Surfaces", UTEC-CSc-74-133, Dec. '74, pp. 35-38
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