×

Computer graphics apparatus having an improved walk-through function

  • US 5,790,950 A
  • Filed: 03/17/1995
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A computer graphics apparatus, comprising:

  • input means for receiving from a user a viewline moving instruction for moving a viewline on a computer graphics display;

    viewline control means connected to said input means for determining a position and direction of the viewline on the computer graphics display;

    storage means connected to said viewline control means for storing computer graphics data including three-dimensional data of an object, walk-through attribute data, gravity data and viewline data, wherein said viewline control means searches for the stored three-dimensional data of the object in response to the moving instruction and the gravity data;

    image generation means connected to said storage means and said viewline control means for generating an animated image based on the position and direction of the viewline and the computer graphics data; and

    image display means connected to said image generation means for displaying the image generated by said image generation means.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×