Computer graphics vertex index cache system for polygons

Details Computer graphics vertex index cache system for polygons Computer graphics vertex index cache system for polygons

1992-08-03

1998-10-13

Zimmerman, Mark K.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

345427, G06T 1500

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058219404

ABSTRACT:
The performance of a computer system displaying polygonal forms is improved by method and apparatus including a cache storage device and related control hardware operating in conjunction with a pipeline graphics display system to reduce or eliminate the redundant matrix transformation of shared vertex data, thereby reducing the processing time required to generate the graphics images displayed for out-the-window simulation.

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