Planetarium picture-creating apparatus and picture-creating method thereof

A planetarium apparatus of this invention memorizes a plurality of texture image data expressing conditions of a surface of an object in a picture memory by relating to the range of a distance from a viewpoint to the object. One of the texture image data in the picture memory is read out in accordan...

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Main Author SUDA MASAKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.09.2009
Subjects
ADVERTISING
APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND,DEAF OR MUTE
ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICESUSING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DIAGRAMS
DISPLAY
EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
GLOBES
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
PHYSICS
PLANETARIA
PRESENTATION OF DATA
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
SEALS
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Summary:A planetarium apparatus of this invention memorizes a plurality of texture image data expressing conditions of a surface of an object in a picture memory by relating to the range of a distance from a viewpoint to the object. One of the texture image data in the picture memory is read out in accordance with a distance from the viewpoint to the object and by adjusting its size a texture image on the basis of the texture image data read out is pasted to an area of the entire image occupied by the object. Further, a remaining portion is formed as a real time image. In consequence, when a take-off from, or a landing onto, the surface of a celestial body is represented, a picture in which the condition of surrounding cosmic space is reproduced in real time, and the surface pattern of the celestial body from which a take off, or onto which a landing can both be displayed with a high degree of quality.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060592698