Addressing of monolithic texture maps
US6429873B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and circuit for determining the address of texture maps in memory, when only the base address of the primary texture map is known. The various maps associated with a given texture are sized and stored in a manner that allows any texel in any of the maps to be located based on the map number and the base address of the primary map. A circuit is provided that determines the necessary addresses with minimal calculations.
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