System and method for cache optimized data formatting

Details System and method for cache optimized data formatting System and method for cache optimized data formatting

2007-11-20

2007-11-20

Tung, Kee M. (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Attributes

C345S502000, C345S541000

Reexamination Certificate

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10875955

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for cache optimized data formatting is presented. A processor generates images by calculating a plurality of image point values using height data, color data, and normal data. Normal data is computed for a particular image point using pixel data adjacent to the image point. The computed normalized data, along with corresponding height data and color data, are included in a limited space data stream and sent to a processor to generate an image. The normalized data may be computed using adjacent pixel data at any time prior to inserting the normalized data in the limited space data stream.

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