System and method for rendering images using a...

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C345S611000, C345S613000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07046244

ABSTRACT:
A computer graphics system generates a pixel value for a pixel in an image, the pixel being representative of a point in a scene. The computer graphics system generates the pixel value by an evaluation of an integral of a selected function. The computer graphics system comprises a sample point generator and a function evaluator. The a sample point generator is configured to generate respective sets of sample points each associated with one of a series of rays in a ray trace configured to have a plurality of trace levels. The ray at at least one level can be split into a plurality of rays, with each ray being associated with a ray instance identifier. The sample point generator is configured to generate the sample points as predetermined strictly-deterministic low-discrepancy sequence to which a selected rotation operator is applied recursively for the respective levels. The function evaluator is configured to generate a plurality of function values each representing an evaluation of the selected function at one of the sample points generated by the sample point generator and use the function values in generating the pixel value. In one embodiment, the selected rotation operator is the Cranley-Patterson rotation operator.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6529193 (2003-03-01), Herken et al.
patent: 6664961 (2003-12-01), Ray et al.
patent: WO 97 50060 (1997-12-01), None
patent: WO 98 59332 (1998-12-01), None
Art B. Owen, “Latin Supercube Sampling for Very High-Dimensional Simulations”, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, vol. 8, No. 1, Jan. 1998, pp. 71-102.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

System and method for rendering images using a... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with System and method for rendering images using a..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and System and method for rendering images using a... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3535713

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.