Patent ID: 6262740
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method for rendering a volume data set, the volume data set comprising a plurality of voxels, the method comprising the steps of:a) apportioning the volume data set into a plurality of sections;b) rendering a first one of the plurality of sections by sequentially reading groups of voxels from an external memory and rendering the groups of voxels in the section;c) storing any accumulated data from the rendering of the first one of the plurality of sections in a temporary storage device;d) rendering a next one of the plurality of sections by sequentially reading groups of voxels of the next one of the plurality of sections from an external memory and rendering the groups of voxels, the rendering incorporating accumulated data from the temporary storage device;e) storing any accumulated data from the rendering of the next one of the plurality of sections in the temporary storage device; andf) repeating steps d and e until each of the plurality of sections of the volume data set have been rendered.