Patent · US Expired

System, method and computer program product for texture address operations based on computations involving other textures

US6850243B1 · kind B1 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation · US

Inventors

Emmett M. Kilgariff · San Jose, US
James E. Margeson, III · Santa Clara, US
Dane T. Mrazek · Redwood City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 27, 2001
Grant date	Feb 1, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 14, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are provided for texture sampling in a graphics pipeline. Initially, texture information is retrieved using texture coordinates. Thereafter, the texture information is utilized to generate results. Next, the texture information and the results are utilized to generate further results. The foregoing operation may optionally be repeated, and the results outputted.

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