IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
G06T 15/00 - Definition
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.
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 |
IBR | Image Based Rendering |
Voxel | blend of the words Volume and Pixel, stands for "volume element" |
Z-Buffer | Depth Buffer |