Graphics pipeline including combiner stages
US6333744A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphics pipeline including a rasterizing stage producing diffuse color values; a plurality of texture stages producing texture values defining a particular texture; a combiner stage for combining four of a plurality of selectable input values including diffuse color values, texture values furnished by a plurality of texture stages, and proportions for combination of the selectable input values; the combiner stage being capable of providing a result equivalent to a sum of products of any two sets of input values, and a product of two input values.
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