Methods and systems for rendering computer graphics

Details Methods and systems for rendering computer graphics Methods and systems for rendering computer graphics

2006-08-08

2006-08-08

Bella, Matthew C. (Department: 2676)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphic processing system

Plural graphics processors

C345S418000, C345S419000

Reexamination Certificate

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07088368

ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for enabling components of a computer graphics rasterization pipeline to be arbitrarily ordered are described. Various embodiments can permit a programmer to specify the order that the individual components of the rasterization pipeline are to be employed to process pixel or texel data. Various embodiments can also allow the temporary result of previous stages to be used in later stages for blending.

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