Virtual flashlight for real-time scene illumination and discovery
US8941654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2032 |
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- 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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