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Apparatus and method of traversing acceleration structure in ray tracing system

US10049488B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2015
Grant dateAug 14, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2210/52
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of traversing an acceleration structure (AS) in a ray tracing system includes obtaining information about child nodes of a target node included in the AS; determining whether each of the child nodes intersects a ray based on the obtained information; determining a next target node among at least one child node that intersects the ray; and performing an operation corresponding to a type of the determined next target node.

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