Method and apparatus for processing stencil data using a programmable graphics processor
US7142215B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphics data-processing pipeline including a geometry processor and a fragment processor. The graphics data-processing pipeline being configured to render stencil data and to output the stencil data in a format compatible with input to the fragment processor. An output of the graphics data-processing pipeline is written to local memory and the output is subsequently read using the fragment processor without host processor intervening usage to format the stencil data or process the stencil data.
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