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Compression of surface light fields

US7053894B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2001
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are provided for compressing a graphical representation that describes the appearance of an object from a plurality of viewing directions. Compressing includes accessing the graphical representation, removing redundant descriptive information from the graphical representation and representing the remaining information for efficient rendering, such as rendering with hardware-assisted computation.

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