Method and system for bounds comparator
US6298365A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/483
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of using a "bounds" comparator scheme and to a "bounds" comparator circuit. The method of using this scheme or comparator circuit allows a quick and easy test to characterize, utilizing a single floating-point bounds comparison function, the location of a point with respect to pre-defined end- points. The single floating-point bounds comparison function represents an additional instruction to be incorporated within computer instruction set architectures when performing trivial acceptance testing during the generation of three-dimensional images or graphics.
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