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Method and system for improving color quality of three-dimensional rendered images

US6486887B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2000
Grant dateNov 26, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/04
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for providing a graphical image on a display is disclosed. The image is provided from data describing at least one object. The display includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels has a size and a plurality of display elements. Each of the plurality of display elements has a color. The data includes a plurality of fragments for the at least one object. The plurality of fragments intersects a portion of the plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of fragments includes a texture and at least one color. The method and system include ensuring that a texture area corresponds to the size of the pixel for the plurality of fragments and taking a plurality of samples of the at least one color for each of the plurality of fragments. The plurality of samples corresponds to the plurality of display elements. The method and system also include processing the texture for each of the plurality of fragments using the texture area. The method and system also include processing the at least one color for a each of the plurality of fragments utilizing one sample of the plurality of samples for each of the plurality of display elements for each of the portion …

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