Simultaneous occluding transparency graphics processing

Details Simultaneous occluding transparency graphics processing Simultaneous occluding transparency graphics processing

2011-07-05

2011-07-05

Wu, Xiao M (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Attributes

C345S611000, C345S592000, C345S421000

Reexamination Certificate

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07973803

ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for rendering an artwork comprising a plurality of surfaces, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises a plurality of sets of semi-transparent surfaces. Each of the sets of semi-transparent surfaces may be rendered to a multi-sampling image buffer comprising an array of sub-pixels, wherein each sub-pixel in the array of sub-pixels is indexed to a corresponding one of the semi-transparent surfaces in the set. Each of the sets of rendered semi-transparent surfaces may be multiplied by one or more transparency values of one or more surfaces that occlude the respective sub-pixel in the corresponding semi-transparent surface. Each of the sets of rendered and attenuated semi-transparent surfaces may be added to a second image buffer comprising an array of pixels at a display resolution.

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