Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Attributes
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-04
2005-10-04
Lefkowitz, Surmati (Department: 2672)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Attributes
C345S473000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06952218
ABSTRACT:
A system and method to generate digital representations of hair or animal fur on surfaces. In one embodiment the system and method includes methods to automatically place hairs on surfaces, comb the placed hairs, adjust the hairs on surface boundaries to ensure continuity across surface patches, selectively break hairs along fur tracks, and selectively clump hairs, to provide wet fur looks. Rendering techniques are applied to the hairs to produce realistic two-dimensional images.
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Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Good-Johnson Motilewa
Lefkowitz Surmati
Sony Corporation
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
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