Extrapolation texture filtering for nonresident mipmaps

Details Extrapolation texture filtering for nonresident mipmaps Extrapolation texture filtering for nonresident mipmaps

2011-05-17

2011-05-17

Sajous, Wesner (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

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C345S421000, C345S428000, C345S581000, C345S606000, C382S254000, C382S260000, C382S274000, C382S300000, C358S525000

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07944453

ABSTRACT:
A multi-threaded graphics processor is configured to use to extrapolate low resolution mipmaps stored in physical memory to produce extrapolated texture values while high resolution mipmaps are retrieved from a high latency storage resource. The extrapolated texture values provide an improved image that appears sharper compared with using the low resolution mipmap level texture data in place of the temporarily unavailable high resolution mipmap level texture data.

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