System and method for rendering digital images having surface reflectance properties
US7106325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for rendering a digital image having surface reflectance properties is disclosed. The method comprises creating a parametric texture map that comprises parameters for an equation that defines a surface structure in a manner in which the appearance of the surface structure includes surface reflectance properties. The method further comprises rendering a digital image using the parametric texture map.
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