Graphics Primitive and Color Channels
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsFeng Yue, Justin A. Hutchings, Pradeep Mayakontla, Erik O. Peterson
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Abstract
Graphics primitive and color channel techniques are described. In one or more implementations, image data is processed by a computing device to form a plurality of pixels and corresponding one or more color channels usable to define a color for a respective said pixel. A graphics primitive type is identified by the computing device associated with one or more of the pixels in the processed image data. The graphics primitive type is assigned by the computing device to the one or more pixels using at least one color channel.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- processing image data by a computing device to form a plurality of pixels and corresponding one or more color channels usable to define a color for a respective said pixel;
- determining a graphics primitive type by the computing device associated with one or more of the pixels in the processed image data;
- and
- assigning the graphics primitive type by the computing device to the one or more pixels using at least one color channel.
A system comprising:
- one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware, the one or more modules configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving image data having a plurality of color channels that define colors to be used for respective pixels in the image data and at least one color channel defining a type of graphics primitive in which the respective pixels are included;
- and
- rendering the pixels of the image data based at least in part on the defined type of graphics primitive for the pixels and the defined colors as described by the plurality of color channels.
A system comprising:
- one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware, the one or more modules configured to perform operations comprising:
- determining a graphics primitive type associated with a plurality of pixels in image data;
- and
- assigning the graphics primitive type to the plurality of pixels using at least one of a plurality of color channels, the plurality of color channels also defining a color for respective one of the plurality of pixels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.