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Virtual reality, tissue-specific body model having user-variable tissue-specific attributes and a system and method for implementing the same
Assignee: INSTITUTE OF SOMATIC SCIENCES
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Filing: 1998-11-10
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Granted: 2001-10-30
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Expires: 2018-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A three-dimensional, virtual reality, tissue specific model of a human or animal body which provides a high level of user-interactivity. The model functions can be analyzed and user-modified on a tissue-by-tissue basis, thereby allowing modeling of a wide variety of normal and abnormal tissue attributes and corresponding study thereof. The model can be user-modified through a keyboard, or other VR tools such as a haptic interface. The haptic interface can modify the model to correspond to the tissue attributes of a user, and can provide sensory output corresponding to the interaction of the model to a prescripted scene.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W. Rice
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:12
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/016; G06T; G06T13/00; G06T13/20; G06T13/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A computer-implemented system for displaying a three-dimensional, virtual reality, tissue-specific model of a human body comprising: a computer readable memory device containing data and instructions for modeling said body by combination of a plurality of individual tissues which form said body, said data including user-variable tissue specific attribute data; a central processing unit for displaying said model on a computer screen from said data and said instructions; and a user input device for modifying said tissue specific attribute data, thereby allowing modification of said model based on user-defined tissue attributes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A computer-implemented system for displaying a three-dimensional, virtual reality, tissue-specific model of a human body comprising: a computer readable memory device containing data and instructions for modeling said body by combination of a plurality of individual tissues which form said body, said data including user-variable tissue specific attribute data; a central processing unit for displaying said model on a computer screen from said data and said instructions; and a user input device for modifying said tissue specific attribute data, thereby allowing modification of said model based on user-defined tissue attributes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A system according to claim 1 , wherein said tissue attribute data includes data relating to Newtonian and biological parameters of said tissues.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 2 , wherein said user input device is a keyboard.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 2 , wherein said user input device is a haptic interface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 4 , wherein said tissue attributes are modified based on tissue attributes of the user of said haptic interface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
A computer executable software program stored on a combination of a computer readable medium for animating a three-dimensional, virtual reality, tissue-specific model of a human body on a computer screen, the code comprising: code for defining user-variable attribute data for a plurality of said tissues of said model, wherein said data controls the animation of said model on said computer screen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
A computer executable software program stored on a combination of a computer readable medium for animating a three-dimensional, virtual reality, tissue-specific model of a human body on a computer screen, the code comprising: code for defining user-variable attribute data for a plurality of said tissues of said model, wherein said data controls the animation of said model on said computer screen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
A computer readable medium having computer executable software code stored thereon, the code for animating a three-dimensional virtual reality tissue-specific model of a human body, the code comprising: code for defining user-variable attribute data for a plurality combination of a of said tissues of said model, wherein said data controls the animation of said model on said computer screen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
A computer readable medium having computer executable software code stored thereon, the code for animating a three-dimensional virtual reality tissue-specific model of a human body, the code comprising: code for defining user-variable attribute data for a plurality combination of a of said tissues of said model, wherein said data controls the animation of said model on said computer screen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A three-dimensional, virtual reality model of a body, said model comprising: a plurality of individual tissue representations combined to form said body, said representations being defined by user-variable, tissue-specific attribute data which controls animation of said model on a computer display.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A three-dimensional, virtual reality model of a body, said model comprising: a plurality of individual tissue representations combined to form said body, said representations being defined by user-variable, tissue-specific attribute data which controls animation of said model on a computer display.
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