Distributed rendering of interactive soft shadows
US7714858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2215/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to a rendering cluster that renders an image of a scene object. The rendering cluster may comprise an illumination node that produces illumination output based on lighting properties of the scene object and a material node that produces material output based on material properties of the scene object. The illumination output is combined with the material output to form the image.
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