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System, method, and computer program product for utilizing a wavefront path tracer

US9355492B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation · US

Inventors

Marc Droske · Wellington, NZ
Daniel Johannes Seibert · Berlin, DE
Stefan Radig · Brandenburg, DE
Alexander Keller · Berlin, DE
Julia Floetotto · Berlin, DE
Samuli Matias Laine · Vantaa, FI
Tero Tapani Karras · Sandbacka, FI
Timo Oskari Aila · Vantaa, FI
Leonhard Gruenschloss · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2013
Grant date	May 31, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for utilizing a wavefront path tracer. In use, a set of light transport paths associated with a scene is identified. Additionally, parallel path tracing is performed, utilizing a wavefront path tracer.

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