Drawing method and drawing apparatus for displaying image...

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1999-11-04

2008-11-18

Nguyen, Phu K. (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

C345S629000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07453458

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for multi-pass semitransparent processing having three passes. The method provides for displaying image data about a plurality of objects including opaque objects and semitransparent objects on a computer display screen by using an updatable Z-buffer as a storage, utilizing information about a depth direction for each object. A hardware resource capable of implementing the multi-pass method is also disclosed. The hardware resource, for example, is implemented as a drawing apparatus which can display image data about a plurality of objects including opaque objects and semitransparent objects on a computer display screen, utilizing information about a depth direction for each object.

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