Generating a curve for computer graphics through points residing on underlying geometries in a three dimensional space
US6268871A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of computer generation of a curve through points includes accepting positions of the points, accepting a geometric continuity condition for at least one of the points, constructing the curve through the points, the curve obeying the geometric continuity condition, and storing the constructed curve in a memory.
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