Patent ID: 9098924
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B41F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for associating fragments with stencil bits included in stencil values, the method comprising: subdividing a first surface into a plurality of partitions based on a number of stencil bits defined per fragment; associating a first partition included in the plurality of partitions with a first stencil mask that includes a first number of bits equal to the number of stencil bits defined per fragment; mapping, via a processor, surface coordinates of a first fragment to a first virtual address included in a virtual address space, wherein the first fragment resides within the first partition; selecting a first stencil value based on the first virtual address; and performing a logical operation between the first stencil mask and the first stencil value to associate the first fragment with the first number of bits included in the first stencil mask.