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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Basf Coatings Gmbh, Münster, DE;
Inventors:
Benjamin Lanfer, Münster, DE;
Philipp Reisloh, Münster, DE;
Mark Gutjahr, Münster, DE;
Florina Trost, Münster, DE;
Weiran Lu, Münster, DE;
Jens Wegner, Münster, DE;
Assignee:
BASF COATINGS GMBH, Muenster, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/04 (2011.01); G06T 15/50 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/04 (2013.01); G06T 15/506 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is a method of using a bi-directional texture function (BTF) of an object in design and development of automobiles and other everyday objects. Also described herein is a computer system that uses a BTF of an object to generate a representation of the object which accurately reproduces a visual appearance of the object at a given illumination of the object, where the representation is generated using a render engine.