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2005-10-04

2005-10-04

Nguyen, Kimbinh T. (Department: 2671)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

C345S421000, C345S426000, C345S428000, C345S619000, C345S622000, C345S629000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06952206

ABSTRACT:
A system, method and computer program product are provided for accelerating graphics processing utilizing a graphics application program interface. Initially, graphics data is processed in a graphics system with components including a central processing unit, a geometry processing module, and a pixel processing module. In use, the graphics application program interface accepts one or more first occlusion queries followed by a second occlusion query. The second occlusion query is at least partially processed by the graphics system before a final result of any one of the first occlusion queries is computed by the graphics system.

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