Method and system for display of an additional dimension
US6271860A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method AND A SYSTEM for displaying in an N-dimensional display means the N+1.sup.st dimension of an equation of N+1 variables, comprising converting the equation into the form inwhich the N+1.sup.st dimension is a variable that is a function of the other first N variables, computing, by means of the function, the scalar value of each pixel, whose N coordinates represent the specific values of the first N variables, and coloring or shading the pixel according to a predetermined color pattern bywhich the scalar value conforms to a predetermined color or shading. The N dimensional display may comprise 2 or 3 dimensions and may include a computer screen, a TV monitor, a print on a printable substrate a hologram, a holographic screen, a stereoscopic TV or video display, or another two or three dimensional display means. The predetermined color pattern may be the pattern defined by the manufacturer of the computer or of the display means.
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