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Distributed antialiasing in a multiprocessor graphics system

US8130227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2006
Grant dateMar 6, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2210/52
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multiprocessor graphics systems support distributed antialiasing. In one embodiment, two (or more) graphics processors each render a version of the same image, with a difference in the sampling location (or locations) used for each pixel. A display head combines corresponding pixels generated by different graphics processors to produce an antialiased image. This distributed antialiasing technique can be scaled to any number of graphics processors.

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