Video graphics controller with improved calculation capabilities
US6037951A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphics device includes first and second endpoint memories where coordinates of a line can be stored. State logic within the graphics device calculates line parameters from the first and second endpoints. The calculated line parameters include a line error term which can be stored in an error term memory. The error term memory is writeable from a source external to the graphics device, such as the CPU of a computer system, so that the external source can modify the contents of the error term register.
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