FR2670924B1 - - Google Patents

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FR2670924B1
FR2670924B1 FR9115022A FR9115022A FR2670924B1 FR 2670924 B1 FR2670924 B1 FR 2670924B1 FR 9115022 A FR9115022 A FR 9115022A FR 9115022 A FR9115022 A FR 9115022A FR 2670924 B1 FR2670924 B1 FR 2670924B1
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FR9115022A
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Robert Steiner Walter
Arthur Kelly William
James Caesar Robert Jr
Charles Buchner Gregory
Michael Leroy Morgan
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General Electric Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/50—Lighting effects

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Graphics (AREA)
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  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Image Generation (AREA)
  • Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
FR9115022A 1990-12-20 1991-12-04 Simulation de l'eclairement d'une source de lumiere dans une generation d'image par ordinateur. Granted FR2670924A1 (fr)

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US07/631,254 US5268996A (en) 1990-12-20 1990-12-20 Computer image generation method for determination of total pixel illumination due to plural light sources

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FR2670924A1 FR2670924A1 (fr) 1992-06-26
FR2670924B1 true FR2670924B1 (en:Method) 1994-12-09

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CA (1) CA2056457C (en:Method)
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