Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-24
2007-04-24
Nguyen, Kimbinh T. (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Three-dimension
C345S420000, C345S426000, C345S428000, C345S581000, C382S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10921783
ABSTRACT:
A method of constructing a two-dimensional image includes receiving information describing a two-dimensional N-gon mesh of vertices and constructing an image by coloring at least some of the N-gons based on the respective vertices of the N-gons.
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