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Methods and apparatuses for a polygon binning process for rendering

US7167171B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2004
Grant dateJan 23, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/40
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various methods, apparatuses, and systems are described in which subdivided polygons are derived from a first polygon. Bin assignments of subdivided polygons derived from a first polygon may be stored. One or more reference coordinate points associated with coordinates of the first polygon may be stored. One or more reference coordinate points associated with the coordinates of the first polygon on a subsequent frame may be compared to the stored one or more reference coordinate points from a previous frame. The bin assignments for the corresponding subdivided polygons for the subsequent frame may be reused if the results of the comparison are within a preset threshold quantity.

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