Parallel polygon/pixel rendering engine
CA 2026527 A1 · Owner: Snodgrass, Thomas D. · Inventors: Fischer, Douglas A.; Snodgrass, Thomas D.; Graves, Jennifer A.
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A parallel polygon/pixel rendering engine for a digital map capable of producing real-time linear shaded, three dimensional, raster graphics for video generation. The apparatus is suitable for use with avionic display systems, particularly digital map displays which include an instruction and interpreter unit and an image scanner. The apparatus comprises a raster engine, a memory interface and a bit mapped memory. The raster engine further includes a raster engine control and generic interpolation polygon processor interface an edge interpolator, a line interpolator and a controller for the edge and line interpolators. The raster engine control is electrically connected to receive data from …
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- Filed September 28, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 28, 2010.
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