Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Graphics system employing pixel mask
- Patent Title (中): 采用像素掩码的图形系统
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Application No.: US11499200Application Date: 2006-08-03
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Publication No.: US07652677B2Publication Date: 2010-01-26
- Inventor: Angus M. Dorbie , Guofang Jiao
- Applicant: Angus M. Dorbie , Guofang Jiao
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent George C. Pappas; Michael J. Dehaemer, Jr.
- Main IPC: G09G5/00
- IPC: G09G5/00

Abstract:
The system includes a bounds primitive rasterizer that rasterizes a bounds primitive into a selection of primitive pixels. The selection of primitive pixels bounds a shape to be rendered to a screen. The system also includes a pixel mask generator that generates a pixel mask for the shape. The pixel mask includes mask pixels that each corresponds to one of the primitive pixels. A mask pixel is a covered pixel when the shape covers at least a threshold portion of the mask pixel and is an uncovered pixel when the shape does not cover the mask pixel. The system also includes a pixel screener configured to retain primitive pixels that correspond to covered mask pixels and to discard primitive pixels that correspond to uncovered mask pixels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080030522A1 Graphics system employing pixel mask Public/Granted day:2008-02-07
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