Apparatus and method for realistically expressing teeth
US8976176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/41
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for realistically expressing teeth performs rendering on a shape model of the teeth using a hybrid normal map based on materials and characteristics of the teeth in order to more realistically express the teeth.
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