Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Multilayered image transformations
Reexamination Certificate
2002-12-11
2008-10-14
Ahmed, Samir A (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Multilayered image transformations
C382S260000, C382S285000, C382S303000, C345S502000, C345S505000, C345S582000, C345S587000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07437021
ABSTRACT:
An image processing apparatus and method which can achieve a reduction in size of the crossbar circuit and achieve a higher speed of processing, which perform DDA processing (ST11), then read out texture data from a memory (ST12), perform sub-word reallocation processing (ST13), then perform texture-filtering (ST14), then globally distribute data by the crossbar circuit13to a first operation processing element of each processing module (ST15), then perform processing at the pixel level, specifically use the texture data after filtering and the various types of data after rasterization to perform operations by pixel units and draw the pixel data passing the various types of tests in the processing at the pixel level to a frame buffer on a memory module (ST16).
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Ahmed Samir A
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Newman Michael A
Sony Corporation
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