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Shape data generation method and apparatus

US9208617B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 2012
Grant dateDec 8, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shape data generation method includes: identifying, from among a plural vertices of a first shape to be transformed, one or plural first vertices satisfying a predetermined condition including a condition that a normal line of a vertex to be processed crosses with a second shape that is a shape of a transformation target, which is identified from image data; transforming the first shape so as to move each of the one or plural identified first vertices a predetermined distance toward a corresponding normal direction of the identified first vertex; and storing data concerning the plural vertices of the transformed first shape after the identifying and the transforming are executed the predetermined number of times.

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