Method and apparatus for real-time global illumination incorporating stream processor based hybrid ray tracing
US7212207B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for calculating a lighting function for an object to be rendered using a basis function is provided. The method includes calculating a transfer function approximation of the lighting function through a stream processor. A method for presenting lighting characteristics associated with a display object in real-time and a method for determining secondary illumination features for an object to be displayed are also provided. A computer readable medium and a computing device having a graphics processing unit capable of determining lighting characteristics for an object in real time are also included.
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