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System and method for realistic terrain simulation

US6020893A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1997
Grant dateFeb 1, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S345/958
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A technique and system for the realistic simulation of visual scenes reduces the three-dimensional computation to two additions and further reduces the need for three-dimensional computations by displaying several screen pixels per three-dimensional computation. The approach when implemented in hardware or software significantly speeds up scene generation time while improving the resolution and realism of the rendered scene.

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