IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012

G06T 15/00 - Definition fr

Definition statement

This main group covers:

Generating a displayable image from a 3D model or 3D data set. A 3D data set may include "voxel" data.

Rendering an image in a style intended to look like a painting or drawing.

Applying or mapping surface details or colour patterns to a 3D geometry or model.

Functional or operational structures of 3D image rendering systems.

Rendering a 3D image by tracing rays from viewpoint through each pixel to a visible point on an object.

Rendering an image of a 3D object using a set of 2D images of it.

Determining which surfaces of a graphic object are visible from a certain viewpoint and optionally removing them.

Determining intensity or colour on a surface of an object based on interaction of light with the object.

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Data representation or description of 3D objects

G06T 17/00

Stereoscopic television systems; details thereof

H04N 13/00

Synonyms and Keywords

IBR

Image Based Rendering

Voxel

blend of the words Volume and Pixel, stands for "volume element"

Z-Buffer

Depth Buffer