Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension
Reexamination Certificate
2004-06-25
2008-09-16
Nguyen, Phu K (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Three-dimension
C345S428000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07425955
ABSTRACT:
A method of rendering a scan line of a graphic object image in a scan line renderer for spans of pixels laying between consecutive x-ordered edges intersecting the scan line includes maintaining a set of depths present in the rendering of the scan line, with the set being maintained in depth order. For each span, the set contains at least those depths that are active in the span, and the set is subject to removal of at least one depth at a subsequent span on the scan line where the corresponding depth is no longer active.
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Bradley Scott
Ecob Stephen Edward
Lever Benjamin Michael
Long Timothy Merrick
Fitzpatrick ,Cella, Harper & Scinto
Nguyen Phu K
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