Particle tracing with on-demand meshing

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2007-09-04

2007-09-04

Tung, Kee M. (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

C345S419000, C345S420000

Reexamination Certificate

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10314271

ABSTRACT:
A method of rendering computer graphics is disclosed comprising the steps of: processing a set of light particles in a scene to be rendered; selecting a view of the scene, where the view comprises at least one surface, the surface comprising a plurality of pixels; selecting a pixel to render in the view; determining whether an illumination mesh already exists for a surface comprised of the selected pixel; computing an illumination mesh for the surface, when the illumination mesh does not already exist; and rendering the pixel with the illumination mesh.

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