Apparatus and method for quantized convergent direction-based ray sorting
US11263800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for grouping rays based on quantized ray directions. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: An apparatus comprising: a ray generator to generate a plurality of rays; ray direction evaluation circuitry/logic to generate approximate ray direction data for each of the plurality of rays; ray sorting circuitry/logic to sort the rays into a plurality of ray queues based, at least in part, on the approximate ray direction data.
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