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Method of generating surface defined by boundary of three-dimensional point cloud

US7586489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2005
Grant dateSep 8, 2009
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T7/50
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of generating a three-dimensional (3D) surface defined by a boundary of a 3D point cloud. The method comprises generating density and depth maps from the 3D point cloud, constructing a 2D mesh from the depth and density maps, transforming the 2D mesh into a 3D mesh, and rendering 3D polygons defined by the 3D mesh.

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