Actuality Systems Wins Key Patent Approvals for Perspecta Spatial 3D Display Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2003 New Technique Uses Rotating Projection Lens to Ensure the Highest Possible Clarity for Spatial 3D Images Actuality Systems, Inc., the world leader in spatial 3D visualization technology, announced today that it has been granted key patents on its spatial 3D technology in both the U.S. and in Taiwan. The patents (U.S. Patent No. 6,554,430 / Taiwan Letters Patent An instrument issued by a government that conveys a right or title to a private individual or organization, including conveyances of land and inventions. Although Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, of the U.S. No. 162199) broadly describe a volumetric volumetric /vol·u·met·ric/ (vol?u-met´rik) pertaining to or accompanied by measurement in volumes. vol·u·met·ric adj. Of or relating to measurement by volume. three-dimensional display system and specifically cover unique optics for Actuality's Perspecta Display. The patents teach the use of a novel rotating projection lens that ensures high-fidelity spatial 3D imagery which can be used for a variety of scientific applications. "The key to getting high image quality is making sure that each two-dimensional slice of the composite 3D image is in crisp focus," said Gregg Favalora, the company's founder and chief technical officer. "With this technology, we've achieved exceptional clarity by using an image projection system with a rotating lens. The design allows us to tightly fold the system's optical path, providing a spatial 3D visualization product that is compact enough to use on a desktop or in confined spaces. This particularly addresses the needs of users in medical and military applications." The Perspecta(TM) Spatial 3D System consists of a 360-degree Perspecta Display with powerful Perspecta platform software, a driver for the OpenGL(R) interface, and the firm's proprietary Spatial Rendering Kernel. An easy-to-use Software Developers Kit is available to members of the firm's Developer Program . The system enables users to render high-resolution spatial images that can be viewed from any angle as the user moves around the display. The display itself illuminates a record 100 million volume pixels, or "voxels" within a 20-inch transparent dome. Typical applications for Perspecta include: real-time interventional medical guidance (such as biopsy or catheter localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. ), surgical planning, the fusion, registration, and visualization of CT, MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. , 3D ultrasound, and PET scans; battlespace visualization; air-traffic control air-traffic control air n → Flugsicherung f ; 3D game development; and homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States applications such as visualizing the contents of freight or passenger luggage. The patents are part of Actuality's growing portfolio of key technologies in advanced optical and holographic See holographic storage. imaging. Both new patents are available for licensing. About Actuality Systems Actuality Systems, Inc. develops, sells, and licenses the Perspecta(TM) Spatial 3D System and patents for the combination of hardware and software that permits spatial visualization, simulation, and collaboration. Perspecta enables users to create high-resolution spatial 3D images that can be viewed from any angle around the 360-degree dome - without the use of special goggles goggles, n the protective eyewear worn by dental personnel and patients during dental procedures. goggles see periocular leukotrichia. . The company is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. Statement Regarding Medical Applications of Perspecta These products may not be made available for medical applications until FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. clearance has been obtained. FDA clearance does not denote official approval of the device. Perspecta is a trademark of Actuality Systems, Inc. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. |
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