Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-23
2010-02-09
Repko, Jason M (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Three-dimension
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07659894
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides methods, systems and computer program code (software) products for terminating spatial partition hierarchies and other hierarchies by a priori bounding.
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Keller Alexander
Waechter Carsten
Jacobs David
Jacobs & Kim LLP
Mental Images GmbH
Repko Jason M
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