Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to manage data. Property sets consisting of property set objects are created. A commit graph stores the property set objects and provides a topology of changes between states of the objects as commit nodes. Change sets represent a change between two commit nodes. Each change set specifies a basic operation that was applied on each state to get to a next state of the property set objects and each change set is reversible.

Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to manage data. Property sets consisting of property set objects are created based on a schema that defines a type and a version of the objects. The property sets are organized hierarchically to form a property tree. A commit graph stores the property set objects via an append only data structure. The commit graph provides a topology of changes between states of the objects as commit nodes organized as parent commit nodes and child commit nodes. Change sets represent a change between two commit nodes. Each change set tracks changes made on the objects, and the changes specify permitted basic operations including insert, remove, or modify operations that are applied on each state to get to a next state of the objects.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for allowing multiple users to collaboratively edit 3-D assets in real-time, using a distributed 3-D editing/rendering software application. The software application may include a lightweight, browser-based user interface that is able to run on computing devices with relatively little memory and processing power. The software application may further include a progressive rendering engine.

Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to manage data. Property sets consisting of property set objects are created based on a schema that defines a type and a version of the objects. The property sets are organized hierarchically to form a property tree. A commit graph stores the property set objects via an append only data structure. The commit graph provides a topology of changes between states of the objects as commit nodes organized as parent commit nodes and child commit nodes. Change sets represent a change between two commit nodes. Each change set tracks changes made on the objects, and the changes specify permitted basic operations including insert, remove, or modify operations that are applied on each state to get to a next state of the objects.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for allowing multiple users to collaboratively edit 3-D assets in real-time, using a distributed 3-D editing/rendering software application. The software application may include a lightweight, browser-based user interface that is able to run on computing devices with relatively little memory and processing power. The software application may further include a progressive rendering engine.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for allowing multiple users to collaboratively edit 3-D assets in real-time, using a distributed 3-D editing/rendering software application. The software application may include a lightweight, browser-based user interface that is able to run on computing devices with relatively little memory and processing power. The software application may further include a progressive rendering engine.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assisting a user to compare appearances of fibers, the method including providing (210) a computational model describing the interaction of light with fibers; obtaining (220) a first set of fiber parameters for use with the model, said first set of fiber parameters describing a first plurality of fibers; obtaining (620) a second set of fiber parameters for use with the model, said second set of fiber parameters describing a second plurality of fibers; simulating (240), using the model and the first set of fiber parameters, how light would interact with the first plurality of fibers, and rendering (250) a first synthetic image; simulating (640), using the model and the second set of fiber parameters, how light would interact with the second plurality of fibers, and rendering (650) a second synthetic image; and displaying (270, 670) the first synthetic image and the second synthetic image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for synthesizing an image showing fibers. The method comprises providing (210) a computational model describing the interaction of light with fibers; obtaining (220) a first set of fiber parameters, which describes a plurality of real fibers (160), for use with the model; modifying (230) the first set of fiber parameters, to produce a second set of fiber parameters describing a plurality of modified fibers; simulating (240), using the model and the second set of fiber parameters, how light would interact with the modified fibers; and rendering (250), based on the result of the simulation, a synthetic image showing the appearance of the modified fibers.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for allowing multiple users to collaboratively edit 3-D assets in real-time, using a distributed 3-D editing/rendering software application. The software application may include a lightweight, browser-based user interface that is able to run on computing devices with relatively little memory and processing power. The software application may further include a progressive rendering engine.