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Method and apparatus for spatial anti-aliased depth cueing

US5237650A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 1991
Grant dateAug 17, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/503
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer graphics system comprising apparatus for drawing quadrilateral images on an output display when furnished the vertices of the quadrilateral, apparatus for providing width values for each end of a line to be displayed on an output display which width values are indirectly related to the depth of the ends of the line from the viewer, and apparatus for utilizing the width values to determine vertices of a line to be drawn by the apparatus for drawing a quadrilateral image.

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