Method, apparatus, and medium for three-dimensionally transforming and visualizing two-dimensional flyover data in three-dimensional graphics environment
US7982735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/05
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for three-dimensionally visualizing two-dimensional flyover data in a three-dimensional graphics environment includes an overlapped region separation unit, a triangulation unit, a height coordinate addition unit, and a visualization unit. The division lines are selectively applied to a polygon to separate overlapped regions from the polygon, an ear cutting algorithm is applied to triangulate the polygon, and various different visualization processes are performed on different portions of the flyover data.
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