Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension
Reissue Patent
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Nguyen, Phu (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Three-dimension
C345S426000, C345S505000
Reissue Patent
active
RE042638
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a digital electronic system for rendering a volume image in real time. The system accelerators the processing of voxels through early ray termination and space leaping techniques in the projection guided ray casting of the voxels. Predictable and regular voxel access from high-speed internal memory further accelerates the volume rendering. Through the acceleration techniques and devices of the present invention real-time rendering of parallel and perspective views, including those for stereoscopic viewing, are achieved.
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Ray Harvey
Silver Deborah
Nguyen Phu
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
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