System and method for providing depth perception using single dimension interpolation
US6193661A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52044
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for generating two dimensional renderings on a display device of acoustic volumetric data that provides depth perception to the user. The system includes an acoustic data acquisition circuit, which includes a sonic transducer and other components, that generates and stores an acoustic data set from medium such as a human body, etc. A scan converter generates a perspective volumetric data set of the medium based upon the acoustic data set, and a single dimensional interpolator that generates at least one interpolated data set from the perspective volumetric data set. The perspective volumetric and interpolated data sets are processed by a compositor that generates two dimensional renderings of the perspective volumetric data set and the interpolated data sets. The system includes a display device which displays the two dimensional renderings in a predetermined fashion to provide depth perception to the viewer.
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