Method and apparatus for mapping samples in a rendering pipeline
US6424346B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method maps samples in a rendering pipelines. The samples are stored in a sample memory. Each sample has a plurality of fields. A descriptor is stored for each field in a field format register. Each sample is read from the memory into a mapping unit. The fields are extracted from each sample according to the corresponding descriptor, and forwarded in parallel to the rendering pipeline.
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