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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Adam Moravanszky, Zurich, CH;
Dennis K E Gustafsson, Norrköping, SE;
Inventors:
Adam Moravanszky, Zurich, CH;
Dennis K E Gustafsson, Norrköping, SE;
Assignee:
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for visually representing an object by simulating the object as a particle with fewer degrees of freedom than those visually represented comprises simulating an object as a particle having linear motion. The method also comprises deriving an angular component of the particle from the linear motion of the particle. The method also comprises representing the object visually based on the linear motion and the derived angular component of the particle.