Deferred shading graphics pipeline processor having advanced features

JF Duluk Jr, RE Hessel, VT Arnold, J Benkual… - US Patent …, 2007 - Google Patents
2005-09-06 Assigned to RAYCER, INC. reassignment RAYCER, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: DODGEN …

Deferred shading graphics pipeline processor having advanced features

JF Duluk Jr, RE Hessel, VT Arnold, J Benkual… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
2007-05-15 Assigned to RAYCER, INC. reassignment RAYCER, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: DODGEN …

Thumbnail manipulation using fast and aspect ratio zooming, compressing and scaling

PQ Scott, JDM Thorp, TM Long, NL Coleman… - US Patent …, 2003 - Google Patents
Scinto (57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus manipulates thumbnail imageS as used in
image-based browsing file management Systems. Zooming in and out of thumbnail images …

Graphics processor with deferred shading

JF Duluk Jr, RE Hessel, VT Arnold, J Benkual… - US Patent …, 2003 - Google Patents
1999-12-13 Assigned to RAYCER, INC. reassignment RAYCER, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: DODGEN …

Deferred shading graphics pipeline processor having advanced features

JF Duluk Jr, RE Hessel, VT Arnold, J Benkual… - US Patent …, 2004 - Google Patents
A deferred shading graphics pipeline processor and method are provided encompassing
numerous substructures. Embodiments of the processor and method may include one or …

External interfaces for a 3D graphics system

D Shimizu, G Takeda, K Shiota, M Oira… - US Patent …, 2003 - Google Patents
An advantageous set of external interfaces for home video game platform provide modularity
and expandability While maintaining and preserving the proprietary nature of the platform. A …

Method and apparatus for interleaved processing of direct and indirect texture coordinates in a graphics system

MM Leather, RA Drebin, TJ Van Hook - US Patent 7,002,591, 2006 - Google Patents
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4,615,013 4,625.289 4,653,012 4,658.247 4,692,880 4,695,943 4,710,876 4,725,831 …

Recirculating shade tree blender for a graphics system

RA Drebin, TJ Van Hook, PY Law, MM Leather… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
A hardware-accelerated recirculating programmable texture blender/shader arrangement
circulates computed color and alpha data over multiple texture blending/shading cycles …

Method and apparatus for dynamically reconfiguring the order of hidden surface processing based on rendering mode

MM Leather, F Fouladi - US Patent 6,636,214, 2003 - Google Patents
(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 4,653,012 A 3/1987 Duffy et al. DYNAMICALLY
RECONFIGURING THE 4,658.247 A 4f1987 Gharachorloo ORDER OF HIDDEN SURFACE …

Deferred shading graphics pipeline processor

JF Duluk Jr, RE Hessel, VT Arnold, J Benkual… - US Patent …, 2001 - Google Patents
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