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Coding of animated 3-D wireframe models for internet streaming applications: methods, systems and program products

  • US 6,947,045 B1
  • Filed: 07/19/2002
  • Issued: 09/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of coding 3D animated wireframe models suitable for Internet streaming applications, comprises:

  • a) providing a 3D signal representative of a scene expressed in terms of a reference model, I frames and P frames to a 3-D wire frame model expressed in terms of Nodes and Vertices;

    b) generating a Node Table listing all IndexFace Set nodes in the scene; and

    c) forming a NodeMask and Vertex Mask in bit form for the 3D wireframe model.

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