System and method for combining parametric texture maps

A computer-readable medium having a program, the program comprising:

• logic for determining a texture map type of a first texture map and a texture map type of a parametric texture map;
• logic for combining at least a portion of the first texture map and at least a portion of the parametric texture map;
• logic for prioritizing the texture map portions based on the determined texture map types;
• logic for selecting one of the texture map portions based on the prioritizing logic;
• and
• logic for converting the selected texture map portion into a form compatible with a form of the non-selected texture map portion.

A texture mapping method, comprising:

• determining a texture map type of a first texture map and a texture map type of a parametric texture map;
• combining at least a portion of the first texture map and at least a portion of the parametric texture map;
• prioritizing the texture map portions based on the determined texture map types;
• selecting one of the texture map portions based on the prioritizing;
• and
• converting, based on the selecting, the selected texture map portion into a form compatible with a form of the non-selected texture map portion for use in displaying a graphical image.

A texture mapping method, comprising:

• converting at least a portion of a first texture map into a form compatible with a form of at least a portion of a parametric texture map;
• determining a texture map type of the first texture map and a texture map type of the parametric texture map;
• prioritizing the texture maps based on the determining;
• and
• combining the first texture map portion and the parametric texture map thereby forming a combined texture map to be used for displaying a graphical image.