System for and method of performing an opacity calculation in a 3D graphics system

A system, device and method are disclosed for predicting the opacity of primitives used to produce an image using one or more equations, prior to producing an image. More specifically, the present invention relates to a 3D device adapted to produce an image comprising an opacity estimate predictor a...

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Main Author MONAHAN CHARLES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.03.2006
Subjects
ADVERTISING
ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICESUSING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DISPLAY
EDUCATION
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
PHYSICS
SEALS
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Summary:A system, device and method are disclosed for predicting the opacity of primitives used to produce an image using one or more equations, prior to producing an image. More specifically, the present invention relates to a 3D device adapted to produce an image comprising an opacity estimate predictor adapted to predict opacity of at least one primitive using at least one first equation and further adapted to reject the primitive if the predicted opacity is equal to a minimum value.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050263442