CA1316263C - Apparatus and method for using a test window in a graphics subsystem which incorporates hardware to perform clipping of images - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for using a test window in a graphics subsystem which incorporates hardware to perform clipping of images

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CA1316263C
CA1316263C CA000612526A CA612526A CA1316263C CA 1316263 C CA1316263 C CA 1316263C CA 000612526 A CA000612526 A CA 000612526A CA 612526 A CA612526 A CA 612526A CA 1316263 C CA1316263 C CA 1316263C
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coordinate
registers
offset
window
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Curtis Priem
Chris Malachowsky
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—Three-dimensional [3D] image rendering
    • G06T15/10—Geometric effects
    • G06T15/30—Clipping

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CA000612526A 1989-01-13 1989-09-22 Apparatus and method for using a test window in a graphics subsystem which incorporates hardware to perform clipping of images Expired - Fee Related CA1316263C (en)

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US29709389A 1989-01-13 1989-01-13
US297,093 1989-01-13

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JP (1) JPH0727572B2 (ja)
CA (1) CA1316263C (ja)
DE (1) DE4000215C2 (ja)
GB (1) GB2227148B (ja)
HK (1) HK52894A (ja)

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GB8920842D0 (en) 1989-11-01
JPH02270082A (ja) 1990-11-05
HK52894A (en) 1994-06-03
DE4000215A1 (de) 1990-07-19
DE4000215C2 (de) 1997-08-21
GB2227148A (en) 1990-07-18
JPH0727572B2 (ja) 1995-03-29
GB2227148B (en) 1993-09-08

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