Apparatus and method for recreating and manipulating a 3D object based on a 2D projection thereof
Patent 5821943 Issued on October 13, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: June 30, 2015. 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.
A method for generating information regarding a 3D object from at least one 2D projection thereof, the method comprising providing at least one 2D projection of a 3D object, generating an array of numbers described by:ijk =vi 'bjk -vj "aik (i,j,k=1,2,3),where aij and bjk are elements of matrices A and B respectively and vi ' and vi " are elements of vectors v' and v" respectively, wherein the matrices and vectors together describe camera parameters of three views of the 3D object and employing the array to generate information regarding the 3D object.
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