MODELING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF AN OBJECT BY SHADING OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - Patent 1964065

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EP 1 964 065 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.04.2008

(43)	Date of publication:
	03.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/36

(21)	Application number: 06849019.2

(22)	Date of filing: 20.12.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06T 15/50^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2006/062405

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/079361 (12.07.2007 Gazette 2007/28)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

20.12.2005 US 752230 P
24.08.2006 US 823464 P

(71)	Applicant: Mental Images GmbH
	10623 Berlin (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	HERKEN, Rolf 10623 Berlin (DE) THAMM, Tom-Michael 10623 Berlin (DE) COURTER, Jennifer 10623 Berlin (DE)

(74)	Representative: Greenwood, John David
	Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ (GB)

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