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Method for generating virtual three-dimensional space

US6295066A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 1998
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T17/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plurality of rough three-dimensional structured data, each expressing a shape of an object in a polygon pillar, are displayed on a display unit; one rough three-dimensional structured data is selected from the plurality of rough three-dimensional structured data displayed on the display unit in accordance with a request given by an input device; a detailed three-dimensional structured data corresponding to the selected rough three-dimensional structured data is retrieved from a set of detailed three-dimensional structured data which are stored in a storage unit and each of which expresses a shape of an object in detail; and the selected rough three-dimensional structured data is replaced by the corresponding detailed three-dimensional structured data.

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