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Perspective correction computation optimization

US7324113B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 2005
Grant dateJan 29, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/393
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of optimizing perspective correction computations to be executed in a programmable fragment shader, identifying a sequence of program instructions; determining whether the sequence of program instructions can be optimized based on the status of the bit; sourcing one or more interpolated texture map coordinates to thereby disable the perspective correction computation comprising division by (1/w); and enabling the optimized execution of one of a plurality of perspective computation functions by a sought operation in a shader unit without division of the interpolated texture maps coordinates by (1/w). The optimized function includes able mapping, projective mapping, normalization, or scaling invariant operations.

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