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Method for locating underground deposits of hydrocarbon including a method for highlighting an object in a three dimensional scene

US7671867B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 2006
Grant dateMar 2, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of highlighting a selected object in a 3D scene comprises: executing an off screen rendering software and, responsive thereto, generating a texture image containing an image of the visible parts of a selected object over a background color, and, in response to said texture image, executing an on screen rendering software in combination with a fragment shader software thereby drawing a silhouette of the selected object.

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