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Parameterized graphical representation of buildings

US9224244B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Stavros Mitrakis · Poing, DE
Marek Strassenburg-Kleciak · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2012
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 28, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2111/20
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to generating a three-dimensional (3D) graphical representation of a building. The method comprises establishing appearance control data comprising information on parameterized architectural features of the building and on building blocks which are fragments indicative of the building, and retrieving template data from a database based on references in the appearance control data, wherein the template data relates to a prefabricated graphical representation of the building blocks. The method further comprises, for each building block, calculating a 3D graphical representation of the building block based on the respective template data and the appearance control data, and combining the 3D graphical representations of the building blocks based on the appearance control data to generate the 3D graphical representation of the building.

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