Order-independent transparency rendering system and method
US6989840B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2023 |
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- 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 transparency rendering in a graphics pipeline. Initially, colored-transparency information is collected from a plurality of depth layers (i.e. colored-transparency layers, etc.) in a scene to be rendered. The collected colored-transparency information is then stored in memory. The colored-transparency information from the depth layers may then be blended in a predetermined order.
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