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Line drawing for a volumetric display

US7012601B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2001
Grant dateMar 14, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/398
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for rapid rendering of a desired line in a volumetric display having a rotatable screen includes stepping the rotatable screen through a sequence of angular positions and, at each angular position, rendering, on the rotatable screen, a rasterized approximation of a line segment containing an intersection of the desired line and the rotatable screen.

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