Single-pass bounding box calculation
US8217962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments for single-pass bounding box calculation are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, the single-pass bounding box calculation includes rendering a first target to a 2-dimensional screen space, whereby the first target includes at least six pixels. The calculation further includes producing transformed vertices in a set of geometry primitives based on an application-specified transformation. The calculation also includes generating six new points for each transformed vertex in the set of geometry primitives. The calculation additionally includes producing an initial third coordinate value for each pixel by rendering the at least six new points generate for each pixel to each corresponding pixel. The calculation further includes producing a post-rasterization value for each pixel by rasterizing the at least six new points rendered to each pixel with each corresponding pixel. Finally, the calculation includes computing bounding box information for the set of geometry primitives based on the produced third coordinate values.
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