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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Xiangshu Wei, Arcadia, CA (US);
Ming Hsieh, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xiangshu Wei, Arcadia, CA (US);
Ming Hsieh, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cogent Systems, Inc., South Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention is a method for generating geometric patterns from an image having a plurality of ridges and mesh points. The method includes dividing the image into a plurality of local regions with a surface appearance of fluid flow; establishing a mathematical model according to conditions of the plurality of local regions with a surface appearance of fluid flow; solving the mathematical model; and mapping respective values of the solutions of the mathematical model to respective local regions of the image.