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Constant multisample image coverage mask

US6091425A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 1998
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T1/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a computer, a graphics system and process for generating a multisample image coverage mask comprising a constant number of samples. The mask covers an array of pixels with each pixel containing a number of samples. The samples are associated with information regarding the image which is used by the computer graphics system to render the image on a pixel. The samples utilized in creating the mask are those closest to the center of an image.

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