Method and an arrangement for texture compression

US8995764B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995764-B2
Application numberUS-201114009440-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 24, 2011
Priority dateApr 4, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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The embodiments of the present invention reduce the compression time in order to achieve a faster texture compression. That is achieved by guessing, i.e. estimating the best table or tables (e.g. from tables 0 to 7) representing luminance information, and to only execute the compression for the table(s) estimated to provide the best luminance information.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method in a processor for texture compression, wherein a texture to be compressed is divided into blocks, each comprising a plurality of pixels, and each block is represented by a base color and luminance information for each pixel, and wherein, for a block to be compressed, the method comprises: mapping the base color to a coordinate system, where axes of the coordinate system are the R,G,B color components; for a plurality of pixels of the block,…

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What does patent US8995764B2 cover?
The embodiments of the present invention reduce the compression time in order to achieve a faster texture compression. That is achieved by guessing, i.e. estimating the best table or tables (e.g. from tables 0 to 7) representing luminance information, and to only execute the compression for the table(s) estimated to provide the best luminance information.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ström Jacob, Rasmusson Jim, Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T9/004. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 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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