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System, method, and computer program product for simulating light transport

US9424684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation · US

Inventors

Alexander Keller · Berlin, DE
Ken Patrik Dahm · Berlin, DE
Nikolaus Binder · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 8, 2013
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 16, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T15/506
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for simulating light transport. In operation, a distribution function is decomposed utilizing a technique for sampling from a probability distribution (e.g. the Alias Method, etc.). Additionally, light transport associated with at least one scene is simulated utilizing information associated with the decomposed distribution function.

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