Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Graphic processing apparatus and method
- Patent Title (中): 图形处理装置及方法
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Application No.: US11328431Application Date: 2006-01-09
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Publication No.: US07692662B2Publication Date: 2010-04-06
- Inventor: Akio Ohba
- Applicant: Akio Ohba
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Priority: JP2004-318362 20041101
- Main IPC: G09G5/00
- IPC: G09G5/00

Abstract:
A normal vector mapping unit maps a texture of the MIP-map level corresponding to a level of detail (LOD) of a polygon onto a polygon surface to generate a pseudo-normal vector on the polygon surface. A normal vector replacing unit refers to the vector quantization (VQ) table of the relevant MIP-map level and replaces the pseudo-normal vector on the polygon surface with a quantized reference normal vector. A brightness value acquiring unit refers to the color lookup table (CLUT) of the relevant MIP-map level, and acquires the brightness value corresponding to the reference normal vector on the polygon surface. The brightness value acquiring unit also interpolates brightness values between different MIP-map levels. A graphic processor combines the RGB value of each pixel of the polygon surface with the brightness value acquired by the brightness value acquiring unit to write the combined data into a frame buffer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060170681A1 Graphic processing apparatus and method Public/Granted day:2006-08-03
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