Methods and systems for enhanced quality anti-aliasing

US8928690B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8928690-B2
Application numberUS-201213425102-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 20, 2012
Priority dateMar 20, 2012
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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Provided herein is a method for implementing antialiasing including independently operating different portions of a graphics pipeline at different sampling rates in accordance with pixel color details.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: operating a plurality of pixel processing modules of a pixel processor of a graphics pipeline at different sampling rates in accordance with one or more pixel color details; storing coverage information in a color buffer for a plurality of sample; adjusting the sampling rates of one or more of the plurality of pixel processing modules, wherein the operating, storing, and adjusting comprise a first anti-aliasing operation; and activ…

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What does patent US8928690B2 cover?
Provided herein is a method for implementing antialiasing including independently operating different portions of a graphics pipeline at different sampling rates in accordance with pixel color details.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brennan Christopher Jude, Advanced Micro Devices Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T15/503. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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