Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Graphic manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-12
2006-09-12
Bella, Matthew C. (Department: 2676)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Graphic manipulation
C345S643000, C382S173000, C382S282000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07106348
ABSTRACT:
The present method represents a three-dimensional shape model by polygons according to a plurality of object images information picked up by rotating a real object for every arbitrary angle to assign texture information on each polygon from object image information having the largest projection area of the relevant polygon. In order to improve the color continuity between adjacent polygons, the object image information having correspondence between a polygon of interest and an adjacent polygon thereof is selected so as to be the object image information approximating the shooting position and the shooting direction. An alternative method divides an object image into a plurality of regions, obtains difference between an object image and a background image in region level, outputs a mean value of the absolute value of difference in the region level, and detects the region having the mean value of absolute values of difference equal to or greater than a threshold value as the object portion. Another further method obtains a plurality of object images by shooting only a background of an object of interest and by shooting the object of interest during each rotation. A silhouette image is generated by carrying out a difference process between the object image and the background image. A voting process is carried out on the voxel space on the basis of the silhouette image. A polygon is generated according to the three-dimensional shape obtained by the voting process. The texture obtained from the object image is mapped to the polygon.
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Arakawa Tsutomu
Matsumoto Yukinori
Sugimoto Kazuhide
Terasaki Hajime
Bella Matthew C.
Sajous Wesner
Sanyo Electric Co,. Ltd.
Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian LLP
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