GB2404316B - Three-Dimensional computer graphics system - Google Patents

Three-Dimensional computer graphics system

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Publication number
GB2404316B
GB2404316B GB0317479A GB0317479A GB2404316B GB 2404316 B GB2404316 B GB 2404316B GB 0317479 A GB0317479 A GB 0317479A GB 0317479 A GB0317479 A GB 0317479A GB 2404316 B GB2404316 B GB 2404316B
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Prior art keywords
computer graphics
graphics system
dimensional computer
dimensional
graphics
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GB0317479D0 (en
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John William Howson
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Imagination Technologies Ltd
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Imagination Technologies Ltd
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Priority to GB0317479A priority Critical patent/GB2404316B/en
Publication of GB0317479D0 publication Critical patent/GB0317479D0/en
Priority to US10/795,561 priority patent/US20050017970A1/en
Priority to EP04743068.1A priority patent/EP1649428B1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2004/002717 priority patent/WO2005015503A2/en
Priority to JP2006521641A priority patent/JP4602334B2/ja
Publication of GB2404316A publication Critical patent/GB2404316A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2404316B publication Critical patent/GB2404316B/en
Priority to US11/787,893 priority patent/US8446409B2/en
Priority to US13/763,974 priority patent/US20130207977A1/en
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Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2210/00—Indexing scheme for image generation or computer graphics
    • G06T2210/62—Semi-transparency

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Computer Graphics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Image Generation (AREA)
GB0317479A 2003-07-25 2003-07-25 Three-Dimensional computer graphics system Expired - Lifetime GB2404316B (en)

Priority Applications (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0317479A GB2404316B (en) 2003-07-25 2003-07-25 Three-Dimensional computer graphics system
US10/795,561 US20050017970A1 (en) 2003-07-25 2004-03-05 Three-dimensional computer graphics system
EP04743068.1A EP1649428B1 (en) 2003-07-25 2004-06-23 Method and apparatus for rendering translucent and opaque 3d graphics
PCT/GB2004/002717 WO2005015503A2 (en) 2003-07-25 2004-06-23 Method and apparatus for rendering translucent and opaque 3d graphics
JP2006521641A JP4602334B2 (ja) 2003-07-25 2004-06-23 ３次元コンピュータグラフィックスシステム
US11/787,893 US8446409B2 (en) 2003-07-25 2007-04-18 Method and apparatus for rendering computer graphic images of translucent and opaque objects
US13/763,974 US20130207977A1 (en) 2003-07-25 2013-02-11 Method and Apparatus for Rendering Translucent and Opaque Objects

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB0317479A GB2404316B (en) 2003-07-25 2003-07-25 Three-Dimensional computer graphics system

Publications (3)

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GB0317479D0 GB0317479D0 (en) 2003-08-27
GB2404316A GB2404316A (en) 2005-01-26
GB2404316B true GB2404316B (en) 2005-11-30

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US (3) US20050017970A1 (enExample)
EP (1) EP1649428B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP4602334B2 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2404316B (enExample)
WO (1) WO2005015503A2 (enExample)

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GB2404316A (en) 2005-01-26
GB0317479D0 (en) 2003-08-27
JP4602334B2 (ja) 2010-12-22
US20050017970A1 (en) 2005-01-27
US20070211048A1 (en) 2007-09-13
US8446409B2 (en) 2013-05-21
JP2006528811A (ja) 2006-12-21
EP1649428A2 (en) 2006-04-26
EP1649428B1 (en) 2019-06-12
WO2005015503A3 (en) 2005-04-07
US20130207977A1 (en) 2013-08-15
WO2005015503A2 (en) 2005-02-17

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