Patent Document ID: 20050057559
Application ID: 10648301
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of displaying three-dimensional vector orientations on a two-dimensional surface comprising: i. the steps of: a. Collecting said three-dimensional information, b. Transforming said three-dimensional Cartesian information to spherical co-ordinates, c. Assigning a predetermined display pattern to said spherical co-ordinates, and d. Plotting said predetermined display pattern on said two-dimensional display, ii. a step of calibrating said three-dimensional information, iii. a method for rapidly and visually determining the orientation of 3D vectors within a vector field, iv. a method of rapidly visually correlating 3D vectors of a common orientation, v. a method for rapidly isolating specific vector orientations and determining their exact co-ordinate location, vi. a method for quickly displaying a scattergram of orientations within a specified study area or volume, vii. a method of enhancing the visual discrimination of subtle variation in vector orientation, viii. a methodology of presenting data that allows for the ability to incorporate rapid color change to the pixelated or voxelated image, allowing for a time varying display hence providing the user the ability to visualize slow time, real time or fast time visualization of the individual vector orientations within a dynamically changing vector field,