ATE423363T1 - Verfahren, vorrichtung und herstellungsartikel für ein transformationsmodul in einem grafikprozessor - Google Patents

Verfahren, vorrichtung und herstellungsartikel für ein transformationsmodul in einem grafikprozessor

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ATE423363T1
ATE423363T1 AT00982457T AT00982457T ATE423363T1 AT E423363 T1 ATE423363 T1 AT E423363T1 AT 00982457 T AT00982457 T AT 00982457T AT 00982457 T AT00982457 T AT 00982457T AT E423363 T1 ATE423363 T1 AT E423363T1
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John Lindholm
Simon Moy
David Kirk
Paolo Sabella
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    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T11/00—Two-dimensional [2D] image generation
    • G06T11/40—Filling planar surfaces by adding surface attributes, e.g. adding colours or textures
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    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
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    • G06T15/005—General purpose rendering architectures
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    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—Three-dimensional [3D] image rendering
    • G06T15/04—Texture mapping
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    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—Three-dimensional [3D] image rendering
    • G06T15/50—Lighting effects
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—Three-dimensional [3D] image rendering
    • G06T15/50—Lighting effects
    • G06T15/503—Blending, e.g. for anti-aliasing
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AT00982457T 1999-12-06 2000-12-05 Verfahren, vorrichtung und herstellungsartikel für ein transformationsmodul in einem grafikprozessor ATE423363T1 (de)

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