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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Kristofer N. Iverson, Coupeville, WA (US);
Khai Tran, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ming Chuang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Emmett Lalish, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for geometrically simplifying three-dimensional (3D) video data. In one aspect, a method may include obtaining 3D data, with the 3D data including a plurality of portions associated with a default resolution priority. A higher resolution priority may be associated with one or more portions of the 3D data. Next, portions of the 3D data may be sorted according to resolution priorities associated with each portion, and geometric simplification may be performed on the sorted portions of the 3D data, beginning with portions associated with a least resolution priority and continuing with portions associated with successively higher resolution priorities. The simplified 3D data may be processed, for example, for rendering on a computing device or transmission to another device for display or generation, such as a 3D printing device for generating a 3D object.