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Conservative partitioning for rendering a computer-generated animation

US9171401B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Grant dateOct 27, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/30
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for partitioning a set of assets, where each asset represents a computer-generated object associated with a computer-generated scene. A dependency graph comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes including an organizer node is accessed. The set of assets identified by an input of a predicate test of the organizer node are accessed. It is determined if the at least one predicate test can be evaluated using the set of assets. If the at least one predicate test can be evaluated, one or more partition assets are identified and passed to a next node. If the at least one predicate test cannot be evaluated, a conservative set of assets is identified and passed to the next node, wherein the conservative set of assets is the same set of assets identified by the input of the predicate test.

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