Method and apparatus for creating timewise display of widely variable naturalistic scenery on an amusement device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/10
G06F-017/50
G06T-011/20
출원번호
US-0324205
(2014-07-06)
등록번호
US-9317627
(2016-04-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Gielis, Johan
출원인 / 주소
GENICAP BEHEER B.V.
대리인 / 주소
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
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70
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Patterns (e.g., such as images, waveforms such as sounds, electromagnetic waves, or other signals, etc.) are synthesized, modulated and/or analyzed through the use of a computer programmed with a novel mathematical formula. The formula acts as a linear operator and can be used to create a variety of
Patterns (e.g., such as images, waveforms such as sounds, electromagnetic waves, or other signals, etc.) are synthesized, modulated and/or analyzed through the use of a computer programmed with a novel mathematical formula. The formula acts as a linear operator and can be used to create a variety of shapes, waveforms, and other representations. The formula greatly enhances ability in computer operations and provides a great savings in computer memory and a substantial increase in computing power.
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1. A method for creating timewise display of widely variable naturalistic scenery, including simulated plants, simulated other organisms or simulated landscapes, on an amusement device with minimized data storage and processing requirements, the method comprising: creating with computer hardware a f
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A method for creating timewise display of widely variable naturalistic scenery, including simulated plants, simulated other organisms or simulated landscapes, on an amusement device with minimized data storage and processing requirements, the method comprising: creating with computer hardware a first shape that corresponds to at least a portion of a simulated natural form, including at least a portion of a simulated plant, a simulated other organism or a simulated landscape, based on a first set of parameter values in data storage input by said computer hardware into a representation of a formula that establishes shape position with respect to angle or orientation in a rotational coordinate system based on a vast number of possible parameter sets as:shape position corresponds to a fraction in which the denominator of said fraction has a variable root parameter (n1) set as the root of an expression including the absolute values of two terms, with the absolute value of a first term of said two terms being to an exponent based on a variable first exponent parameter (n2) and the absolute value of a second term of said two terms being to an exponent based on a variable second exponent parameter (n3), wherein said first term includes an axis sub term, having a first axis parameter (1/a or A), that is multiplied by a cosine sub term including the cosine of a value including a first rotational symmetry parameter (m1) times an angle or orientation, and wherein said second term includes an axis sub term, having a second axis parameter (1/b or B), that is multiplied by a sine sub term including the sine of a value including a second rotational symmetry parameter (m2) times an angle or orientation; wherein (i) said first and second axis parameters, said root parameter (n1), said first and second exponent parameters (n2, n3) and said first and second rotational symmetry parameters (m1, m2) are finite real numbers, (ii) said root parameter (n1) and said first and second axis parameters are not equal to zero, and (iii) said first and second axis parameters, said root parameter (n1), said first and second exponent parameters (n2, n3) and said first and second rotational symmetry parameters (m1, m2) are not equal to 1;generating the naturalistic scenery by displaying on a monitor of the amusement device a naturalistic scene based on said first shape;creating with said computer hardware additional shapes including said computer hardware inputting modified parameter values into said representation of said formula;generating a timewise display of naturalistic scenery by displaying with said monitor additional naturalistic scenes based on said additional shapes, said additional naturalistic scenes being displayed on said monitor separated timewise from said naturalistic scene for said timewise display of naturalistic scenery;whereby allowing timewise display of widely variable naturalistic scenery, including simulated organisms, simulated plants or simulated landscapes, with minimized data storage and processing requirements due to minimized storage requirements for said parameter values and processing with said representation of said formula. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said timewise display is at least part of a video. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said timewise display is at least part of a computer animation. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating with said computer hardware additional shapes including said computer hardware inputting modified values into said representation of said formula includes incrementing parameter values such that shapes appear to continually change in real time. 5. The method of claim 1, further including modifying said first shape by performing at least one operation on said first shape. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein said at least one operation includes transforming said first shape to at least one non-orthogonal lattice. 7. The method of claim 5, wherein said at least one operation includes flattening, skewing, elongating, enlarging, rotating, moving and/or translating said first shape. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein said naturalistic scenery includes at least part of a simulated living organism. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein said naturalistic scenery includes at least part of the simulated plants. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein said naturalistic scenery includes at least part of a leaf of the simulated plants. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein said naturalistic scenery includes at least part of the simulated landscapes. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein said naturalistic scenery includes a simulated: plant, fruit, stem, leaf, living organism, bamboo, crystal, insect, epidermal cell, honey comb, spider web, landscape, rock or virus. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein said naturalistic scenery includes at least one of the following groups: (a) non-plant living organisms, including starfish, spider webs or other animal images; (b) plants, including leaves, flowers, fruits or other plant images; (c) non-living forms, including crystals or other non-living form images; and (d) micro forms, including cells, viruses or other micro form images. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating a computer timewise display of naturalistic scenery includes simulating growth. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein said simulating growth includes simulating plant growth. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein said representation of said formula includes a representation of: r=11a·cosm1·ϕ4n2+1b·sinm2·ϕ4n3n1where parameters a, b, ni and mi are finite real numbers, n1≠0, and a and b≠0, andwherein said shape position is a radius r, and said angle or orientation is an angle Φ. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein said representation of said formula includes a representation of: r=11a·cosm1·ϕ4n2±1b·sinm2·ϕ4n3n1where parameters a, b, ni and mi are finite real numbers, n1≠0, and a and b≠0, andwherein said shape position is a radius r, and said angle or orientation is an angle Φ, andwhere 1a·cosm1·ϕ4n2±1b·sinm2·ϕ4n3>0. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein said representation of said formula includes a representation of: r=1A·cosm1·ϕ4n2+B·sinm2·ϕ4n3n1wherein said shape position is a radius r, and said angle or orientation is an angle Φ. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein said sets of parameter values includes data stored remotely on at least one remote data storage device, and further including said computer hardware receiving data of parameter sets from said at least one data storage device remotely on-line or over the Internet. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least a portion of the simulated natural form includes a combination of said first shape and at least one other shape. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein said first shape and said at least one other shape are combined by super-position or reiteration. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein said first shape and said at least one other shape are combined together to create a multi-component shape. 23. A non-transitory computer readable medium tangibly storing a computer program including instructions that, when executed, cause at least one computer processor of a computer system to perform a method for creating timewise display of widely variable naturalistic scenery, including simulated plants, simulated other organisms or simulated landscapes, on an amusement device with minimized data storage and processing requirements, the method comprising: creating with computer hardware a first shape that corresponds to at least a portion of a simulated natural form, including at least a portion of a simulated plant, a simulated other organism or a simulated landscape, based on a first set of parameter values in data storage input by said computer hardware into a representation of a formula that establishes shape position with respect to angle or orientation in a rotational coordinate system based on a vast number of possible parameter sets as:shape position corresponds to a fraction in which the denominator of said fraction has a variable root parameter (n1) set as the root of an expression including the absolute values of two terms, with the absolute value of a first term of said two terms being to an exponent based on a variable first exponent parameter (n2) and the absolute value of a second term of said two terms being to an exponent based on a variable second exponent parameter (n3), wherein said first term includes an axis sub term, having a first axis parameter (1/a or A), that is multiplied by a cosine sub term including the cosine of a value including a first rotational symmetry parameter (m1) times an angle or orientation, and wherein said second term includes an axis sub term, having a second axis parameter (1/b or B), that is multiplied by a sine sub term including the sine of a value including a second rotational symmetry parameter (m2) times an angle or orientation; wherein (i) said first and second axis parameters, said root parameter (n1), said first and second exponent parameters (n2, n3) and said first and second rotational symmetry parameters (m1, m2) are finite real numbers, (ii) said root parameter (n1) and said first and second axis parameters are not equal to zero, and (iii) said first and second axis parameters, said root parameter (n1), said first and second exponent parameters (n2, n3) and said first and second rotational symmetry parameters (mi, m2) are not equal to 1;generating the naturalistic scenery by displaying on a monitor of the amusement device a naturalistic scene based on said first shape;creating with said computer hardware additional shapes including said computer hardware inputting modified parameter values into said representation of said formula;generating a timewise display of naturalistic scenery by displaying with said monitor additional naturalistic scenes based on said additional shapes, said additional naturalistic scenes being displayed on said monitor separated timewise from said naturalistic scene for said timewise display of naturalistic scenery;whereby allowing timewise display of widely variable naturalistic scenery, including simulated organisms, simulated plants or simulated landscapes, with minimized data storage and processing requirements due to minimized storage requirements for said parameter values and processing with said representation of said formula. 24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein said timewise display is at least part of a video. 25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein said timewise display is at least part of a computer animation. 26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, further including modifying said first shape by performing at least one operation on said first shape. 27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein said at least one operation includes transforming said first shape to at least one non-orthogonal lattice. 28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein said at least one operation includes flattening, skewing, elongating, enlarging, rotating, moving and/or translating said first shape. 29. A computer-implemented method for creating timewise display of widely variable naturalistic scenery, including simulated plants, simulated other organisms or simulated landscapes, on an amusement device, the method comprising: generating one or more first images of shapes used in nature, said shapes including at least a portion of a simulated plant, simulated other organism or simulated landscape, with formula parameters input into a representation of a formula that establishes position r with respect to angle Φ in a rotational coordinate system based on a vast number of possible parameter sets as: r=11a·cosm1·Φ4n2+1b·sinm2·Φ4n3n1wherein (i) the parameters a, b, n1, n2, n3, m1, and m2 are finite real numbers, (ii) the parameters a, b, and n1≠0, and (iii) the parameters n1, n2, n3, m1, and m2≠1;creating additional images of shapes used in nature with said representation of said formula by moderation of the formula parameters used to create the one or more first images to create new images with variation in said shapes; andgenerating widely variable naturalistic scenery, including simulated plants, simulated other organisms or simulated landscapes, by displaying said one or more first images together on the amusement device and creating a timewise arrangement for display of said additional images on the amusement device. 30. The method of claim 29, wherein said timewise arrangement is at least part of a video. 31. The method of claim 29, wherein said timewise arrangement is at least part of a computer animation. 32. The method of claim 29, wherein said moderation of said formula parameters includes incrementing parameter values such that shapes appear to continually change in real time.
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