Patent ID: 7239326

Claim:
A method for generating a graphical image on a display from data describing one or more objects, the display including a plurality of positions, each of the plurality of positions having an area, the method comprising the steps of: (a) determining if a portion of an object intersects a current position of the plurality of positions and providing an output if the portion intersects the current position; (b) providing a mask for the portion if it is determined that the portion intersects the current position, the mask indicating an extent to which the portion occupies the area of the current position; (c) using the mask to provide antialiasing; (d) repeating steps (a)–(c) for each object; and (e) repeating steps (a) through (d) for each of the plurality of positions; (f) generating a graphical image based at least upon the antialiasing provided in step (c).