System and method for mapping textures onto surfaces of computer-generated objects
US6937250B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for mapping a texture onto a surface of a computer generated object represented by a plurality of pixels, where the mapping of the texture is dependent upon the geometric shape of the object. The method includes dividing a texture map comprising a plurality of texels into blocks, determining two block values for each block which are representative of the texel values for that block, compressing the texture map, and mapping said compressed texture map onto the surface of the computer generated object.
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