Method and system for reducing overflows in a computer graphics system
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsMichael C. Lewis, Glenn Nissen, Vadim Kochubievski
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a graphical image on a display of a system is disclosed. The graphical image is provided from data describing a plurality of primitives. The display includes a plurality of pixels. The method and system include providing a plurality of variable-sized bins containing the plurality of primitives and rendering the plurality of primitives by rendering each of the plurality of variable-sized bins variable-sized bin by variable-sized bin.
Claims31
A method for providing a graphical image on a display of a system, the graphical image being provided from data describing a plurality of primitives, the display including a plurality of pixels, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a plurality of variable-sized bins containing the plurality of primitives;
- and
- (b) rendering the plurality of primitives by rendering each of the plurality of variable-sized bins variable-sized bin by variable-sized bin.
A computer-readable medium containing a program for providing a graphical image on a display of a system, the graphical image being provided from data describing a plurality of primitives, the display including a plurality of pixels, the program including instructions for:
- (a) providing a plurality of variable-sized bins containing the plurality of primitives;
- and
- (b) rendering the plurality of primitives by rendering each of the plurality of variable-sized bins variable-sized bin by variable-sized bin.
A system for providing a graphical image on a display, the graphical image being provided from data describing a plurality of primitives, the display including a plurality of pixels, the system comprising:
- means providing a plurality of variable-sized bins containing the plurality of primitives, the plurality of bins having a variable size;
- and
- means, coupled with the providing means, for rendering the plurality of primitives by rendering each of the plurality of variable-sized bins variable-sized bin by variable-sized bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.