Method and system for quantizing and squeezing base values of associated tiles in an image

US9147264B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9147264-B2
Application numberUS-201213403910-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 23, 2012
Priority dateFeb 23, 2011
Publication dateSep 29, 2015
Grant dateSep 29, 2015

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A method for performing image rendering. The method includes identifying a tile in an image, wherein the image comprises a plurality of tiles including color data that is displayed by a plurality of pixels. A quantized first base value and a quantized second base value are accessed from a block of memory, wherein the block is associated with the tile. Reverse quantization is performed on the quantized first and second base values to obtain a reproduced first base value, and a reproduced second base value corresponding to the tile for purposes of determining color values for corresponding pixels.

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The invention claimed is: 1. In a codec, a method for image rendering, comprising: identifying a tile in an image, wherein said image comprises a plurality of tiles including color data that is displayed by a plurality of pixels; determining a first base value and a second base value associated with said tile; quantizing said first base value and said second base value to obtain a quantized first base value and a quantized second base value; performing delta encoding on said…

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What does patent US9147264B2 cover?
A method for performing image rendering. The method includes identifying a tile in an image, wherein the image comprises a plurality of tiles including color data that is displayed by a plurality of pixels. A quantized first base value and a quantized second base value are accessed from a block of memory, wherein the block is associated with the tile. Reverse quantization is performed on the qu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Donovan Walter E, Bergland Tyson J, Nvidia Corp
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 Sep 29 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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