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System, method, and computer program product for determining a quantity of light received by an element of a scene

US9501865B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

18Claims

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Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation · US

Inventors

Pascal Gautron · Olivet, FR
Carsten Waechter · Berlin, DE
Marc Droske · Wellington, NZ
Lutz Kettner · Berlin, DE
Alexander Keller · Berlin, DE
Nikolaus Binder · Berlin, DE
Ken Patrik Dahm · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 2014
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T15/50
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining a quantity of light received by an element of a scene. In use, a quantity of light received by a first element of the scene is determined by averaging a quantity of light received by elements of the scene that are associated with a selected set of light paths.

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