Generating image data
First Claim
1. A method of constructing a multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for a scene, wherein said scene comprises object elements;
- comprising the steps of;
identifying specialised cluster elements by associating object elements having a characterising relationship; and
linking and/or meshing elements in response to an estimate of error of light transmission between elements;
wherein said linking includes calculating a form factor; and
when linking a specialised cluster, said form factor is calculated with reference to said characterising relationship.
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Abstract
A multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for a scene is constructed. The scene comprises object elements and steps are performed to identify specialised cluster elements by associating object elements having a characterising relationship. Elements are linked and/or meshed in response to an estimate of error of light transmission between the elements. The linking includes the process of calculating a form factor and when linking a specialised cluster, the form factor is calculated with reference to the characterising relationship. The characterising relationship may be, for example, near co-planarity and in this way the overall processing and calculation requirements are reduced.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of constructing a multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for a scene, wherein said scene comprises object elements;
- comprising the steps of;
identifying specialised cluster elements by associating object elements having a characterising relationship; and
linking and/or meshing elements in response to an estimate of error of light transmission between elements;
whereinsaid linking includes calculating a form factor; and
when linking a specialised cluster, said form factor is calculated with reference to said characterising relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
when linking a cluster, a procedure for calculating said form factor is selected in response to said cluster type.
- comprising the steps of;
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3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said characterising relationship relates to light reflectance.
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4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said characterising relationship is that of near co-planarity.
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5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said characterising relationship is determined with reference to scene graph data.
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6. A method of constructing a multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for a scene, wherein said scene comprises object elements;
- comprising the steps of
identifying specialised cluster elements by associating object elements having a characterising relationship;
identing general cluster elements by associating object elements according to proximity; and
linking and/or meshing elements in response to an estimate of error of light transmission between elements;
whereinsaid linking step includes calculating a form factor; and
when linking a cluster, selecting a method of form factor calculation in response to the cluster type. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
- comprising the steps of
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9. A method of generating image data from scene data, wherein said scene data includes objects considered as elements;
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an object has a surface that may be subdivided into a mesh, such that each component of said object is considered as an element; and
a plurality of said objects may be grouped into a cluster of objects, also considered as an element;
comprising the steps ofidentifying specialised clusters according to object characteristics;
identifying general dusters according to object proximity;
meshing object surfaces in response to a process of constructing a multi-resolution representation of the radiosity equation for said scene; and
solving said radiosty equation.- View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. Apparatus for constructing a multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for a scene, including
storage means for storing instructions for processing means and data representing said scene; - wherein
said scene comprises object elements, and said instructions in said storage means are arranged to configure said processing means to perform steps of;
identifying specialised cluster elements by associating object elements having a characterising relationship; and
linking and/or meshing elements in response to an estimate of error of light transmission between elements in which said linking includes calculating a form factor; and
when linking a specialised cluster, said form factor is calculated with reference to said characterising relationship. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
when linking a cluster, a procedure for calculating said form factor is selected in response to said cluster type.
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13. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein elements in said specialised cluster have a characterising relationship characterised in that elements have a common characteristic that relates to light reflectance.
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14. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said characterising relationship is that of near co-planarity.
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15. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said characterising relationship is determined with reference to scene graph data.
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16. Apparatus for constructing a multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for a scene, comprising
storage means for storing instructions for processing means and data representing said scene; - wherein
said scene comprises object elements, and said instructions in said storage means are arranged to configure said processing means to perform steps of;
identifying specialised cluster elements by associating object elements having a characterising relationship;
identifying general cluster elements by associating object elements according to proximity; and
linking and/or meshing elements in response to an estimate of error of light transmission between elements;
whereinsaid linking includes calculating a form factor; and
when linking a cluster, selecting a method of form factor calculation in response to the cluster type. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for generating image data from scene data, including processing means, and storage means for storing instructions for processing means and data representing said scene, wherein
said scene includes objects considered as elements; -
at least one of said object has a surface that may be subdivided into a mesh, each component of which being considered as an element; and
a plurality of said objects may be grouped into a cluster of objects, also considered as an element;
whereinsaid instructions configure said processing means to perform the steps of;
identifying specialised dusters according to object characteristics;
identifying general clusters according to object proximity meshing object surfaces in response to a process of constructing a multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for said scene; and
solving said radiosity equation.- View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. In a virtual set, in which real foreground images are combined with synthesised background images in real-time, means configured to generate said background image data, wherein
a multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for a scene is constructed, including storage means for storing instructions for processing means and data representing said scene; - wherein
said scene comprises object elements, and said instructions in said storage means are arranged to configure said processing means to perform steps of;
identifying specialised cluster elements by associating object elements having a characteristic relationship; and
linking and/or meshing elements in response to an estimate of error of light transmission between elements;
in whichsaid linking includes calculating a form factor; and
when linking a specialised cluster, said form factor is calculated with reference to said characterising relationship. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
when linking a cluster, a procedure for calculating said form factor is selected in response to said cluster type.
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23. Apparatus according to claim 21, wherein elements in said specialised cluster have a characterising relationship characterised in that elements have a common characteristic that relates to light reflectance.
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24. Apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said characterising relationship is that of near co-planarity.
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25. Apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said characterising relationship to determined with reference to scene graph data.
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26. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions executable by a computer such that said computer peforms the steps of:
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identifying specialised cluster elements by associating object elements having a characteristic relationship; and
linking and/or meshing elements in response to an estimate of error of light transmission between said elements;
whereinsaid linking includes calculating a form factor; and
when linking a specialised cluster, said form factor is calculated with reference to said characterising relationship, thereby constructing a multi-resolution representation of a radiosity equation for a scene. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
when linking a cluster, a procedure is preformed for calculating said form factor selected in response to said cluster type.
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28. A computer-readable medium according to claim 26, wherein said instructions are executed by said computer such that said characterising relationship related to light reflectance.
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29. A computer-readable medium according to claim 26, wherein said instructions are executed by said computer such that said characterising relationship is that of near co-planarity.
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30. A computer-readable medium according to claim 26, wherein said instructions are executed by said computer such that said characterising relationship is determined with reference to scene graph data.
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