Stochastic level of detail in computer animation
US6300956A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/36
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for smoothly transitioning between different object representations in computer animation using stochastic sampling. The method allows for level of detail transitions between object representations made up of different geometric primitives, of different types, with different rendering attributes, and even different topologies without "popping" or other visual artifacts.
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