Single-pass and order-independent transparency in computer graphics using constant memory
US8633948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/10
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A single-pass, order-independent method in support of rendering transparency effects into a computer generated image is provided. A geometric primitive of a scene is rasterized so as to convert the geometric primitive into a set of pixels. For at least each pixel or subpixel, a stipple pattern is selected from a set of unique stipple patterns. The set of unique stipple patterns is characterized by a select opacity value with the stipple pattern delimiting a unique set of pixels in the computer generated image which contributes to a visible surface determination.
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