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System, method, and computer program product for performing ray tracing

US9117254B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

15Claims

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Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation · US

Inventors

Nikolaus Binder · Berlin, DE
Carsten Alexander Wächter · Berlin, DE
Alexander Keller · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 26, 2012
Grant date	Aug 25, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 7, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2212/455
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing ray tracing. In use, ray tracing is performed utilizing a divide and conquer method, where the divide and conquer method is associated with a cache.

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