Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Graph generating
Patent
1996-05-20
1998-05-26
Fetting, Anton
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Graph generating
G06G 730
Patent
active
057573778
ABSTRACT:
Circuitry combines a first operand A.sub.0, a second operand A.sub.1, and a third operand X in a blend function to produce a result Z. The result Z has a value equal to X*A.sub.0 +(1-X)* A.sub.1. The circuitry includes a plurality of logic gates organized in rows. When performing the blend operation each logic gates selects either a bit of the first operand A.sub.0 or a bit of the second operand A.sub.1. The selection for each logic gate depends upon bits of the third operand X. More specifically, each of the plurality of rows of logic gates selects the first operand A.sub.0 as output when an associated bit of the third operand X is at logic 1, and selects the second operand A.sub.1 as output when the associated bit of the third operand X is at logic 0. In addition to output generated by the plurality of rows of logic gates, a correction term is generated. For the blend operation, the correction term generated is the second operand A.sub.1. Partial product circuitry sums outputs of each row of logic gates and the correction term, to produce the result Z, so that the result Z has a value equal to X*A.sub.0 +(1-X)*A.sub.1.
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Lee Ruby Bei-Loh
Mahon Michael J.
Fetting Anton
Hewlett--Packard Company
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