Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Attributes
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-22
2006-08-22
Sajous, Wesner (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Attributes
C345S611000, C345S587000, C345S545000, C382S269000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07095421
ABSTRACT:
A system and method is provided for preventing the occurrence of aliasing at the edges of polygons in 3D graphics. The system may detect both polygon geometric edges and Z edges due to intersection of multiple polygons. In one embodiment, the system includes an edge anti-aliasing module configured to selectively super-sample edge portions of primitives. The system further includes a coarse memory for storing information of pixels that are not super-sampled and a fine memory for storing information of pixels that are super-sampled by the edge anti-aliasing module.
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Iourcha Konstantine I.
Vijayakumar Baskaran
Carr & Ferrell LLP
S3 Graphics Co., Ltd.
Sajous Wesner
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