Patent ID: 7439973
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: selecting rasterized pixel data corresponding to a first screen location; retrieving a first ray traced pixel data corresponding to the first screen location, the first ray traced pixel data included in a plurality of ray traced pixel data; comparing the first ray traced pixel data with the rasterized pixel data, the comparing further comprising: in response to determining that the rasterized pixel depth value relative to the ray traced pixel depth value positions the rasterized pixel data in front of the ray traced pixel data at the first screen location, replacing the first ray traced pixel data corresponding to the first screen location with the rasterized pixel data, wherein the replacing includes overwriting a ray traced pixel color value included in the first ray traced pixel data with a rasterized pixel color value that is included in the rasterized pixel data, which results in composite data; and generating an image using the composite data that includes the remaining plurality of ray traced pixel data and the rasterized pixel data.