Method and apparatus for parallel conversion of color values from a single precision floating point format to an integer format
US5995122A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T1/20
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for parallel processing of graphics data are described. A number of color components are stored in a floating point format in at least one register of a set of 128-bit registers in a packed format. The color components in the floating point format are converted to numbers in an integer format. The numbers in the integer format are placed in at least one register of a set of 64-bit registers in the packed format. Color components are assembled for image pixels from the numbers in the integer format.
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