Patent ID: 7312801
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a blend mode operation on behalf of an application program executing on a first processing unit, comprising: receiving first information representative of a color of a first pixel; receiving second information representative of a color of a second pixel; receiving information representative of a formula for blending the color of the first pixel with the color of the second pixel; and applying the formula to the first information and the second information to produce third information representative of a color of a third pixel adapted to be displayed on a computer monitor, wherein applying the formula is performed by a second processing unit, wherein receiving the information representative of the formula comprises receiving program code that, when executed on the second processing unit, causes the second processing unit to apply the formula for blending the color of the first pixel with the color of the second pixel, and wherein the first pixel is part of a source primitive and the second pixel is part of a destination primitive, and wherein the method further comprises: