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Method and apparatus for ray tracing in a 3-dimensional image system

US9189882B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2011
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A ray tracing method and apparatus in a 3-Dimensional (3D) image system. The method includes sampling for four vertexes of each pixel in a plurality of pixels, sampling for a pivot of the each pixel, and determining a color of the each pixel using the sampling result on the four vertexes and the pivot.

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