Three-dimensional visualization of images in the earth's subsurface
US8325179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/05
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for visualizing images in a three-dimensional context. The method involves receiving user input specifying a polyline in a given cartographic reference system. The polyline is displayed in a 2D window. A set of geometry data is generated based on the polyline and a user-specified vertical range. The geometry data set represents a folded object in three-dimensional space, where the folded object has one fold for each knee point in the polyline. A 3D virtual world is rendered to obtain a rendered image. The rendering action includes rendering the geometry data set using a given image as texture. The rendered image is displayed in a 3D window, where the displayed rendered image visually represents the given image as being painted onto the folded object in the three-dimensional space.
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