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2007-06-12

2007-06-12

Nguyen-Ba, Antony (Department: 2192)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Code generation

C345S440000, C719S331000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10826773

ABSTRACT:
A system for reducing memory and computational requirements of graphics operations. The system provides techniques for combining otherwise individual operations to apply filters to images. A combined filter emerging from the combination spares the processor time and the creation of an entire intermediary image. The system further provides for application of these techniques in many contexts including where the operations are fragment programs in for a programmable Graphic Processing Unit.

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