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EP 2036048 A1 20090318 - METHOD OF APPROXIMATING POLYGONS AND POLYHEDRA

Title (en)

METHOD OF APPROXIMATING POLYGONS AND POLYHEDRA

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM APPROXIMIEREN VON POLYGONEN UND POLYHEDERN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D ' APPROXIMATION DES POLYGONES ET DES POLYEDRES

Publication

EP 2036048 A1 20090318 (FR)

Application

EP 07765769 A 20070703

Priority

EP 2007056661 W 20070703
FR 0652812 A 20060705

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008003687A1] Method (Proc 1) of processing a digital image (I<SUB>0</SUB>), defined in a first representation ( M

IPC 8 full level

G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06T 11/203 (2013.01); G06T 17/20 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008003687A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008003687 A1 20080110; EP 2036048 A1 20090318; FR 2903518 A1 20080111; FR 2903518 B1 20081017

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2007056661 W 20070703; EP 07765769 A 20070703; FR 0652812 A 20060705