Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Calculating three-dimensional (3D) Voronoi diagrams
- Patent Title (中): 计算三维(3D)Voronoi图
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Application No.: US11120743Application Date: 2005-05-03
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Publication No.: US07679615B2Publication Date: 2010-03-16
- Inventor: Deok-Soo Kim , Youngsong Cho , Donguk Kim
- Applicant: Deok-Soo Kim , Youngsong Cho , Donguk Kim
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Current Assignee: IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.
- Main IPC: G06T1/00
- IPC: G06T1/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for computing three-dimensional (3D) Euclidean Voronoi diagrams are disclosed. For some embodiments, a set of 3D objects is accessed, in which each 3D object is mathematically defined. Thereafter, a Voronoi region associated with each of the 3D objects is computed, thereby resulting in a complete Euclidean Voronoi diagram of the set of 3D objects. In some embodiments, the 3D objects are spheres, each of which is defined by a center and a radius. For other embodiments, the 3D objects are convex objects, each of which is mathematically-definable (e.g., cylinders, sphero-cylinders, etc.). Unlike prior approaches that suggested using a numerical approach to computing the Voronoi diagram, the present disclosure employs mathematical approaches for computing the Euclidean Voronoi diagram, thereby improving efficiency in the computation of the Euclidean Voronoi diagram.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050248567A1 Calculating three-dimensional (3D) Voronoi diagrams Public/Granted day:2005-11-10
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