Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Nguyen, Phu (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Three-dimension
C345S420000, C345S619000, C345S629000, C084S609000, C703S004000, C715S757000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07990374
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides methods for leveraging data in the graphics pipeline of a 3D graphics application for use in a haptic rendering of a virtual environment. The invention provides methods for repurposing graphical information for haptic rendering. Thus, at least part of the work that would have been performed by a haptic rendering process to provide touch feedback to a user is obviated by work performed by the graphical rendering process.
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Goodwin William Alexander
Handley Joshua E.
Itkowitz Brandon D.
Midura Marc Douglass
Shih Loren C.
Goodwin & Procter LLP
Nguyen Phu
SensAble Technologies, Inc.
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