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ELECTRONICALLY GENERATED PERSPECTIVE IMAGES

  • US 3,602,702 A
  • Filed: 05/19/1969
  • Issued: 08/31/1971
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1969
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for generating a perspective view display of a three-dimensional object on a two-dimensional display comprising:

  • providing input data defining surface of an object to be displayed;

    converting said input data to represent projections of the surfaces of the objects on a two-dimensional view plane established according to the desired orientation of the objects;

    progressively subdividing the area of said view plane into subdivisions;

    determining the surfaces defined by the input data that are visible within each subdivision; and

    , displaying the surfaces determined to be visible in areas of the display corresponding to the subdivisions.

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