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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1991
Ryozo Takeuchi, Hitachi, JP;
Masao Yanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Anjyo, Hitachiota, JP;
Yoshiaki Usami, Hitachi, JP;
Munetoshi Unuma, Hitachi, JP;
Akio Yajima, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuneya Kurihara, Tokyo, JP;
Joji Nishiyama, Urawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Miyata, Kokubunji, JP;
Hiroaki Takatsuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A biological image formation aiding system and a biological image forming method are provided in which three-dimensional data corresponding to a standard shape of a biological article, standard motion thereof, and a standard material feeling of an outer surface of the biological article are prepared, and a realistic three-dimensional synthesized image of an entire biological article with individuality can be formed simply. The system includes a shape data storage for storing data corresponding to a three-dimensional shape of a biological image; a motion data storage for storing data corresponding to three-dimensional motion of the biological image, a material feeling data storage for storing data corresponding to a three-dimensional material feeling of an outer surface of the biological image; editing/processing units capable of modifying at least one of the data corresponding to the three-dimensional shape of the biological image, the three-dimensional data corresponding to the motion of the biological image, and the data corresponding to the three-dimensional material feeling of the outer surface of the biological image in accordance with a producer's intent; and an output unit responsive to the outputs of the editing/processing unit for synthesizing the data corresponding to the three-dimensional biological image, the data corresponding to the three-dimensional motion of the biological image, and the data corresponding to the three-dimensional material feeling of the outer surface of the biological image after modification with each other to provide synthesized three-dimensional data for a biological image to be produced.