Method and system for performing multi-texturing operations using recursive interleaving
US6690381B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for performing multi-texturing operations includes a texture generation pipeline operable to receive a first graphics fragment and a second graphics fragment, to generate a first plurality of texels corresponding to the first fragment, and to generate a second plurality of texels corresponding to the second fragment. The system also includes a color pipeline coupled to the texture generation pipeline. The color pipeline is operable to receive the first and second graphics fragments and the first and second plurality of texels, and to generate a first color value for the first fragment and a second color value for the second fragment. The color pipeline is also operable to combine the first color value and the first plurality of texels, and to at least begin combining the second color value and the second plurality of texels during the combination of the first color value and the first plurality of texels.
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