Image rendering method and apparatus
US12045934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image rendering method for rendering a pixel at a viewpoint includes: for a first element of a virtual scene, having a predetermined surface at a position within that scene, evaluating whether to render a pixel corresponding to the first element using a machine learning system having been trained to output a value representative of the lighting of the predetermined surface at the position, or using an alternative rendering approach, and rendering the pixel according to which of the machine learning system and the alternative rendering approach are chosen.
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