Fast oceans at near infinite resolution
US8232999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T13/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The surface of a body of water can be animated by deconstructing a master wave model into several layer models and then reconstructing the layer models to form an optimized wave model. A wave model is obtained, which describes the wave surfaces in a body of water. The wave model is comprised of a range of wave model frequencies over a given area. A primary layer model, secondary and tertiary layer models are constructed based on portions of the wave model frequencies. An optimized wave model is constructed by combining the primary, secondary, and tertiary layer models. A wave surface point location is determined within the given area. A wave height value is computed for the wave surface point location using the optimized wave model. The wave height value that is associated with the surface point location is stored.
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