Method and system for implementing graphics control constructs
US6707462B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One aspect of the invention is a method for implementing a graphics control construct. The method includes the step of assigning by a graphics system interface (15) a value to at least one bit in a stencil buffer (S) in response to a first condition of a first conditional clause in an application program (11). The method also includes the steps of selecting at least a first portion of image data in response to the value, and processing the selected first portion of image data in a frame buffer (70) of a graphics pipeline (17).
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