Patent ID: 8098258
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for a computer system including a memory, the method comprising: receiving a data file comprising a plurality of texture maps including a first texture map and a second texture map and further comprising metadata, wherein the metadata includes identifiers associated with each of the plurality of texture maps and further includes adjacency data specifying topological adjacency relationships between different ones of the plurality of texture maps; associating the first texture map with a first face of a plurality of faces of an object in the memory by reference to an identifier associated with the first texture map; associating the second texture map with a second face of the plurality of faces of the object in the memory by reference to an identifier associated with the second texture map; and performing a rendering operation with respect to the first face of the object to determine rendering data in response to the first texture map and to the second texture map, wherein performing the rendering operation includes determining, based on the adjacency data, that an edge of the first texture map is adjacent to an edge of the second texture map and applying a filter to a portion of the first texture map and a portion of the second texture map based on the adjacency data to determine rendering data for a portion of the first face that is near an edge of the first face.