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Virtual flashlight for real-time scene illumination and discovery

US8941654B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2011
Grant dateJan 27, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2215/16
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

One object of the present invention is to provide a system that adopts a global illumination technique to seamlessly span light across a real world and a virtual world. The first aspect of the present invention is directed to a system for producing three dimensional images. The system includes a magnetic field sensor; a first 6DOF magnetic tracker; a flashlight which has a second 6DOF magnetic tracker; a monitor; an analyzer; and a rendering apparatus.

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