Patent ID: 6795072
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method for providing a graphical image on a display from data describing at least one object, the display including a plurality of pixels, the data including a plurality of fragments for the at least one object, the plurality of fragments intersecting a first portion of the plurality of pixels, a portion of the plurality of fragments intersecting each pixel of the first portion of the plurality of pixels, the method comprising the steps of:(a) defining a plurality of macro-pixels, each of the plurality of macro-pixels including a second portion of the plurality of pixels, the second portion of the plurality of pixels being adjacent and including n pixels of the second portion of the plurality of pixels in a first direction and m pixels of the second portion of the plurality of pixels in a second direction; (b) rendering the plurality of pixels by rendering the plurality of macro-pixels in raster order by rendering each pixel of the second portion of the plurality of pixels in each macro-pixel pixel by pixel, each pixel being rendered by rendering the portion of the plurality of fragments intersecting each pixel; wherein the plurality of macro-pixels are adjacent, non-overlapping and completely covers the display and wherein the second portion of the plurality of pixels in each of the plurality of macro-pixels are rendered in raster order regardless of a size and number of the at least one object; and wherein the at least one object includes a plurality of sizes and a plurality of objects.