DE69717919T2 - Verfahren und Gerät zur Wiedergabe von Z-gepufferten Primitiven mit hoher Auflösung - Google Patents

Verfahren und Gerät zur Wiedergabe von Z-gepufferten Primitiven mit hoher Auflösung

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DE69717919T2
DE69717919T2 DE69717919T DE69717919T DE69717919T2 DE 69717919 T2 DE69717919 T2 DE 69717919T2 DE 69717919 T DE69717919 T DE 69717919T DE 69717919 T DE69717919 T DE 69717919T DE 69717919 T2 DE69717919 T2 DE 69717919T2
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/10—Geometric effects
    • G06T15/40—Hidden part removal
    • G06T15/405—Hidden part removal using Z-buffer
DE69717919T 1996-07-01 1997-07-01 Verfahren und Gerät zur Wiedergabe von Z-gepufferten Primitiven mit hoher Auflösung Expired - Fee Related DE69717919T2 (de)

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US08/673,117 US6046746A (en) 1996-07-01 1996-07-01 Method and apparatus implementing high resolution rendition of Z-buffered primitives

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EP0817126A2 (de) 1998-01-07
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