초록

and (g) generating from the digital data points and new digital data points a three-dimensional topography representing the property of the object.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of generating a three-dimensional topography of a property of an object, said method comprising(a) generating digital data points at a plurality of sample points on the surface of the object, each digital data point comprising a property value and a position valu

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of generating a three-dimensional topography of a property of an object, said method comprising(a) generating digital data points at a plurality of sample points on the surface of the object, each digital data point comprising a property value and a position value corresponding to a particular sample point;(b) assigning each digital data point to one of a plurality of discrete compartments based on the position value of the data point, each compartment corresponding to a unique location on the object and comprising zero, one, or more digital data points;(c) determining a quality value for each of said compartments based on the quality of the digital data points assigned to that compartment and assigning to each compartment a code representing said quality value;(d) generating and assigning new digital data points to each compartment comprising a code indicating an unacceptable quality value, said new data points corresponding to sample points on the object at a location corresponding to said compartment;(e) determining a new quality value for each compartment to which new digital data points have been assigned and assigning to each compartment a code representing said new quality value;(f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until all compartments are assigned a code indicating an acceptable quality value; and(g) generating from said digital data points and new digital data points a three-dimensional topography representing the property of the object.