GB2312818B - Three-dimensional graphics rendering system - Google Patents

Three-dimensional graphics rendering system

Info

Publication number: GB2312818B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: rendering system; graphics rendering; dimensional graphics; dimensional; rendering
Prior art date: 1994-12-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB9713246A

Other versions

GB2312818A8 (en

GB9713246D0 (en

GB2312818A (en

Inventor

David Jevans

Philip J Schneider

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Apple Inc

Original Assignee

Apple Computer Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1994-12-22

Filing date

1995-12-15

Publication date

1999-11-03

1994-12-22 Priority claimed from US08/362,118 external-priority patent/US5986667A/en

1995-02-03 Priority claimed from US08/383,198 external-priority patent/US5561752A/en

1995-06-07 Priority claimed from US08/482,016 external-priority patent/US5777621A/en

1995-12-15 Priority to GB9913090A priority Critical patent/GB2334869B/en

1995-12-15 Application filed by Apple Computer Inc filed Critical Apple Computer Inc

1995-12-15 Priority to GB9913091A priority patent/GB2334870B/en

1997-08-27 Publication of GB9713246D0 publication Critical patent/GB9713246D0/en

1997-11-05 Publication of GB2312818A publication Critical patent/GB2312818A/en

1999-01-18 Publication of GB2312818A8 publication Critical patent/GB2312818A8/en

1999-11-03 Publication of GB2312818B publication Critical patent/GB2312818B/en

1999-11-03 Application granted granted Critical

2015-12-15 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
- G06T15/005—General purpose rendering architectures

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Computer Graphics (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Image Generation (AREA)
Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)

GB9713246A 1994-12-22 1995-12-15 Three-dimensional graphics rendering system Expired - Lifetime GB2312818B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB9913091A GB2334870B (en)	1994-12-22	1995-12-15	Three dimensional graphics rendering system
GB9913090A GB2334869B (en)	1994-12-22	1995-12-15	Three-dimensional graphics rendering system

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/362,118 US5986667A (en)	1994-12-22	1994-12-22	Mechanism for rendering scenes using an object drawing subsystem
US08/383,198 US5561752A (en)	1994-12-22	1995-02-03	Multipass graphics rendering method and apparatus with re-traverse flag
US08/482,016 US5777621A (en)	1994-12-22	1995-06-07	Quality control mechanism for three-dimensional graphics rendering
PCT/US1995/016423 WO1996019780A1 (en)	1994-12-22	1995-12-15	Three-dimensional graphics rendering system

Publications (4)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB9713246D0 GB9713246D0 (en)	1997-08-27
GB2312818A GB2312818A (en)	1997-11-05
GB2312818A8 GB2312818A8 (en)	1999-01-18
GB2312818B true GB2312818B (en)	1999-11-03

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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GB9713246A Expired - Lifetime GB2312818B (en)	1994-12-22	1995-12-15	Three-dimensional graphics rendering system

Country Status (5)

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JP (3)	JP3763079B2 (en)
AU (1)	AU4471496A (en)
DE (1)	DE19581872B4 (en)
GB (1)	GB2312818B (en)
WO (1)	WO1996019780A1 (en)

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1995
- 1995-12-15 JP JP51991596A patent/JP3763079B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-12-15 WO PCT/US1995/016423 patent/WO1996019780A1/en active Application Filing
- 1995-12-15 GB GB9713246A patent/GB2312818B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-12-15 AU AU44714/96A patent/AU4471496A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-12-15 DE DE19581872T patent/DE19581872B4/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
2005
- 2005-10-19 JP JP2005304606A patent/JP4188962B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
2007
- 2007-05-24 JP JP2007138183A patent/JP4129039B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE19581872B4 (en)	2006-11-16
GB2312818A8 (en)	1999-01-18
JP2006079638A (en)	2006-03-23
JP3763079B2 (en)	2006-04-05
JPH10511485A (en)	1998-11-04
AU4471496A (en)	1996-07-10
JP4129039B2 (en)	2008-07-30
JP2007257661A (en)	2007-10-04
JP4188962B2 (en)	2008-12-03
DE19581872T1 (en)	1998-01-22
GB9713246D0 (en)	1997-08-27
WO1996019780A1 (en)	1996-06-27
GB2312818A (en)	1997-11-05

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EP0568357A3 (en)	1994-07-20	Graphics system
SG46716A1 (en)	1998-02-20	Graphics system
GB2312818B (en)	1999-11-03	Three-dimensional graphics rendering system
GB9420638D0 (en)	1994-11-30	Three-dimensional digitiser
GB9506722D0 (en)	1995-05-24	Computer graphics
GB2326806A (en)	1998-12-30	Computerized graphics systems
GB2334869B (en)	1999-11-03	Three-dimensional graphics rendering system
IL117837A (en)	2003-01-12	Three dimensional display system
AU3228895A (en)	1996-03-07	Three-dimensional objects
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IL114974A0 (en)	1995-12-08	Three dimensional display
GB9116461D0 (en)	1991-09-11	Three-dimensional graphics system
GB9406584D0 (en)	1994-05-25	Clipping in 3-d computer graphics
AU5838590A (en)	1992-01-23	Graphics rendering systems
AUPM465294A0 (en)	1994-04-21	Three-dimensional display system
AUPM549094A0 (en)	1994-06-02	Dimensional graphics viewer
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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2016-01-06	PE20	Patent expired after termination of 20 years	Expiry date: 20151214