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Class Information
Number: 345/423
Name: Computer graphics processing, operator interface processing, and selective visual display systems > Computer graphics processing > Three-dimension > Tessellation
Description: Subject matter which includes the process of dividing a surface or 3D graphic object into smaller surfaces or 3D graphic objects.
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6342884 |
Method and apparatus for using a general three-dimensional (3D) graphics pipeline for cost effective digital image and video editing, transformation, and representation |
Jan. 29, 2002 |
| 6335732 |
External recognition and rendering method |
Jan. 1, 2002 |
| 6333741 |
Boolean layer comparison slice |
Dec. 25, 2001 |
| 6324469 |
Three-dimensional map drawing method and navigation apparatus |
Nov. 27, 2001 |
| 6320581 |
Simulated illumination of planar shapes |
Nov. 20, 2001 |
| 6317125 |
Saxs video object generation engine |
Nov. 13, 2001 |
| 6317704 |
Method for generating a mesh and a computer therefor |
Nov. 13, 2001 |
| 6313840 |
Smooth shading of objects on display devices |
Nov. 6, 2001 |
| 6307554 |
Apparatus and method for generating progressive polygon data, and apparatus and method for generating three-dimensional real-time graphics using the same |
Oct. 23, 2001 |
| 6307558 |
Method of hierarchical static scene simplification |
Oct. 23, 2001 |
| 6307555 |
Boolean operations for subdivision surfaces |
Oct. 23, 2001 |
| 6301496 |
Vector mapping of three-dimensionally reconstructed intrabody organs and method of display |
Oct. 9, 2001 |
| 6292192 |
System and method for the direct rendering of curve bounded objects |
Sep. 18, 2001 |
| 6292197 |
Computer graphics system for modeling objects that include segments of an intersection of a modular matrix of rectangles and an elliptic, a lenticular or a rhombic segment |
Sep. 18, 2001 |
| 6278457 |
Methods and apparatus for performing sampling based synthesis of three-dimensional geometric models |
Aug. 21, 2001 |
| 6271852 |
boundary processing of oblique overlapping graphics to achieve dimensionally accurate electron beam irradiation |
Aug. 7, 2001 |
| 6266064 |
Coherent visibility sorting and occlusion cycle detection for dynamic aggregate geometry |
Jul. 24, 2001 |
| 6266062 |
Longest-edge refinement and derefinement system and method for automatic mesh generation |
Jul. 24, 2001 |
| 6262741 |
Tiling of object-based geographic information system (GIS) |
Jul. 17, 2001 |
| 6262739 |
System and method for computer modeling of 3D objects or surfaces by mesh constructions having optimal quality characteristics and dynamic resolution capabilities |
Jul. 17, 2001 |
| 6263348 |
Method and apparatus for identifying the existence of differences between two files |
Jul. 17, 2001 |
| 6259453 |
Meshing method and apparatus |
Jul. 10, 2001 |
| 6252601 |
Tetrahedral mesh generation and recording medium storing program therefor |
Jun. 26, 2001 |
| 6222553 |
Hybrid subdivision in computer graphics |
Apr. 24, 2001 |
| 6219058 |
Bin-per-span based representation and communication of graphical data |
Apr. 17, 2001 |
| 6211883 |
Patch-flatness test unit for high order rational surface patch rendering systems |
Apr. 3, 2001 |
| 6211884 |
Incrementally calculated cut-plane region for viewing a portion of a volume data set in real-time |
Apr. 3, 2001 |
| 6208347 |
System and method for computer modeling of 3D objects and 2D images by mesh constructions that incorporate non-spatial data such as color or texture |
Mar. 27, 2001 |
| 6201543 |
Framework for segmentation of cylindrical structures using two dimensional hybrid models |
Mar. 13, 2001 |
| 6188408 |
Methods and apparatus for recording and information processing, and recording method therefor |
Feb. 13, 2001 |
| 6189129 |
Figure operation of layout for high speed processing |
Feb. 13, 2001 |
| 6181348 |
Method for selective volume visualization via texture mapping |
Jan. 30, 2001 |
| 6151027 |
Method of controlling users in multi-user virtual space and multi-user virtual space system |
Nov. 21, 2000 |
| 6147688 |
Method and apparatus for defining and selectively repeating unit image cells |
Nov. 14, 2000 |
| 6147689 |
Displaying 2D patches with foldover |
Nov. 14, 2000 |
| 6137493 |
Multidimensional data management method, multidimensional data management apparatus and medium onto which is stored a multidimensional data management program |
Oct. 24, 2000 |
| 6137492 |
Method and system for adaptive refinement of progressive meshes |
Oct. 24, 2000 |
| 6130673 |
Editing a surface |
Oct. 10, 2000 |
| 6124857 |
Meshing method and apparatus |
Sep. 26, 2000 |
| 6121973 |
Quadrilateral mesh generation method and apparatus |
Sep. 19, 2000 |
| 6106561 |
Simulation gridding method and apparatus including a structured areal gridder adapted for use by a reservoir simulator |
Aug. 22, 2000 |
| 6108006 |
Method and system for view-dependent refinement of progressive meshes |
Aug. 22, 2000 |
| 6100894 |
Patch-division unit for high-order surface patch rendering systems |
Aug. 8, 2000 |
| 6088511 |
Nested parallel 2D Delaunay triangulation method |
Jul. 11, 2000 |
| 6084591 |
Method and apparatus for deferred video rendering |
Jul. 4, 2000 |
| 6078331 |
Method and system for efficiently drawing subdivision surfaces for 3D graphics |
Jun. 20, 2000 |
| 6075541 |
Topographic triangulation in reduced time |
Jun. 13, 2000 |
| 6075540 |
Storage of appearance attributes in association with wedges in a mesh data model for computer graphics |
Jun. 13, 2000 |
| 6057848 |
System for rendering high order rational surface patches |
May. 2, 2000 |
| 6009435 |
Progressive compression of clustered multi-resolution polygonal models |
Dec. 28, 1999 |
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