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Method and apparatus for texture transmission and storage

US6285373A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 1997
Grant dateSep 4, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/04
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for computer graphics generation which uses a local library of graphics textures. When an application, run either locally or over a communications system, requires texture-mapped graphics, texture data is retrieved from the local library instead of transmitted to the system.

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