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Occluder generation for structures in digital applications

US11663772B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 2022
Grant dateMay 30, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T17/205
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is performed at a computing system for automatically generating an occluder, the method includes receiving an input model of the visual three-dimensional structure, the input model having a plurality of faces. The method includes generating an initial occluder by simplifying the input model into a plurality of candidate patches in a patch-based coarse mesh. The method includes comparing a first two-dimensional area occluded by the input model of the visual three-dimensional structure and a second two-dimensional area occluded by the initial occluder along the first view direction to determine a first quality metric based on a first number of pixels that are blocked by the input model that is also blocked by the initial occluder. The method includes removing a plurality of faces from the initial occluder while maintaining the first quality metric above a first threshold to form the occluder for the visual three-dimensional structure.

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