Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension
Patent
1997-06-11
1999-10-05
Buchel, Jr., Rudolph J.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Three-dimension
345501, 345505, 345507, G06T 1700
Patent
active
059632127
ABSTRACT:
A parallel computing system useful for volume visualization, numeric, symbol, and other computing applications. The parallel computing system includes a memory storage system indexed to provide a three dimensional memory storage array, a plurality of local computing units, and a display unit. The plural computing units have the capability of accessing, in parallel and without conflict, the memory storage system. Local and global data transfer mechanisms are provided to facilitate transfer of data elements among the memory storage elements. This system can be used to generate voxel-based 3-D objects and to generate a 2-D image of any such 3-D virtual object along any viewing direction (such as by simulating parallel or perspective viewing ray processes).
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