Compositing images from multiple sources

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2005-06-07

2005-06-07

Brier, Jeffery A. (Department: 2672)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Graphic manipulation

C345S592000, C345S611000, C348S584000

Reexamination Certificate

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06903753

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for compositing an image directly from multiple source image data for reducing system memory footprint and bandwidth and for improving color quality of the image. The image is divided into spans, lines, and slices. Each line includes at least one span and each slice includes at least one line. All lines in a slice have spans associated with identical sources. An image is composited by reading the image data directly from one or more sources of each span. If necessary, the sources are blended. A control structure is used to provide the image context and identifies the sources of the spans. The control structure includes headers for each data stream from each source of each span. Also, the color quality of the image is improved by reducing the number of color space conversions that occur as the image is composited. All sources in the same color space are blended before being blended with sources from other color spaces. Preferably, no more than a single color conversion is required.

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