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AssigneeApple Computer, Inc.
InventorsMichael Kelley, Stephanie Winner
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A method and apparatus for generating pixel shading values in a computer controlled display system. Generally, the apparatus is embodied in a rendering pipeline, where each stage of the pipeline performs a particular pixels shading function, so that pixels are shaded in a distributed and direct fashion. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: deriving a pixel interpolation value from an object description, providing a first and second shading parameters and the pixel interpolation value to a first shader, generating the first shading value for the pixel, providing second and third shading parameters and the pixel interpolation value to a second shader and generating second shading value for the pixel.
A computer-implemented method for interpolating pixel values of geometry to be displayed in a computer controlled display system having a display device, wherein said geometry is represented as a set of electrical impluses in said computer controlled display system, said method comprising the steps of:
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