Methods and apparatus for generating shaped gradients
US7366635B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/001
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for calculating or applying a gradient over a region in a multi-dimensional space. A boundary defines the shape of the region. A gradient specifies a value transition between a starting position and an ending position. The following actions are performed to calculate a gradient value at any point in the selected region: determining an interpolation vector extending from an effective origin included in the starting position through the point to the ending position and defining a gradient value for the point according to the gradient and based on the position of the point along the interpolation vector relative to the effective origin and an intersection point where the interpolation vector meets the boundary.
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