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Cloud-based realtime raytracing

US11069123B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2018
Grant dateJul 20, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/50
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Cloud-based real time rendering. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a first graphics processing node to perform a first set of graphics processing operations to render a graphics scene, the first set of graphics processing operations comprising ray-tracing independent operations; an interconnect or network interface coupling the first graphics processing node to a second graphics processing node; the second graphics processing node to receive an indication of a current view of a user of the first graphics processing node and to receive or construct a view-independent surface generated by view-independent ray traversal and intersection operations; the second graphics processing node to responsively perform a view-dependent translation of the view-independent surface based on the current view of the user to generate a view-dependent surface and to provide the view-dependent surface to the first graphics processing node; and the first graphics processing node to perform a second set of graphics processing operations to complete rendering of the graphics scene using the view-dependent surface.

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