US 12,217,855 B1
Method and apparatus for altering 3D datasets
Robert Edwin Douglas, Winter Park, FL (US); and David Byron Douglas, Winter Park, FL (US)
Filed by Robert Edwin Douglas, Winter Park, FL (US); and David Byron Douglas, Winter Park, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,146.
Application 18/369,146 is a continuation of application No. 17/485,632, filed on Sep. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,763,934.
Application 17/485,632 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/169,483, filed on Feb. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,183,296, issued on Nov. 23, 2021.
Application 17/485,632 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/951,813, filed on Nov. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,295,537, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 17/485,632 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/093,322, filed on Nov. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,395,701, issued on Jul. 26, 2022.
Application 17/485,632 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/867,102, filed on May 5, 2020, granted, now 11,210,867, issued on Dec. 28, 2021.
Application 17/169,483 is a continuation of application No. 16/736,731, filed on Jan. 7, 2020, granted, now 10,950,338, issued on Mar. 16, 2021.
Application 16/736,731 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/195,251, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,878,639, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 17/093,322 is a continuation of application No. 16/010,925, filed on Jun. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,864,043, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Application 16/195,251 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/904,092, filed on Feb. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,586,400, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/843,612, filed on May 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/695,868, filed on Jul. 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/651,934, filed on Apr. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/628,527, filed on Feb. 9, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G06F 30/27 (2020.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 15/08 (2011.01); G06T 17/10 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G09B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC G16H 30/40 (2018.01) [G06F 30/27 (2020.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06T 17/10 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G09B 9/00 (2013.01); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of altering an imaging examination comprising:
using a three-dimensional dataset of a portion of a physical item,
wherein said three-dimensional dataset is comprised of voxels, and
wherein said voxels in said three-dimensional dataset have numerical values;
modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset to generate a simulated change of said physical item comprising:
wherein said modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset comprises altering numerical values of voxels corresponding to said physical item of said three-dimensional dataset,
wherein said altering said numerical values of voxels corresponding to said physical item of said three-dimensional dataset is performed in accordance with said simulated change of said physical item,
wherein said modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset creates a modified three-dimensional dataset, and
wherein said modified three-dimensional dataset comprises said simulated change; and
displaying said modified three-dimensional dataset to a user.