Apparatus and method for compass intelligent lighting for user interfaces
US9041714B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2215/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for depicting one or more objects are provided. The method includes determining a geolocation of one or more objects, determining a vector from the objects to a light source, applying shading to the objects according to the vector, determining shadows cast by the objects according to the vector, and depicting the objects in the geolocation with one or more of the applied shading and the cast shadows.
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