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Method and apparatus for ensuring backward compatibility in a bucket rendering system

US6466217B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1999
Grant dateOct 15, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/005
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus of rendering an image is disclosed.In one embodiment, a graphic system has a switch detector, which detects a switch condition in the graphics system. The graphics system also has a rendering block, which renders a plurality of layers according to the detected switch condition.

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