Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1999
Title: The Innovative Mind of Curt Stehley
Introduction
Curt Stehley is a notable inventor based in Solana Beach, California. He has made significant contributions to the field of visual rendering technology. His innovative approach combines advanced techniques to enhance image quality and processing efficiency.
Latest Patents
Curt Stehley holds a patent for a "Method and apparatus for rendering of fractional pixel lists." This invention presents a system for rendering visual images that integrates sophisticated anti-aliasing and pixel blending techniques with control pipelining in a hardware embodiment. The highly-parallel rendering pipeline performs complex polygon edge interpolation, pixel blending, and anti-aliasing rendering operations in hardware. Primitive polygons are transformed to subpixel coordinates and then sliced and diced to create 'pixlink' elements mapped to each pixel. An oversized frame buffer memory allows the storage of many pixlinks for each pixel. Z-sorting is avoided through the use of a linked-list data object for each pixlink vector in a pixel stack. Because all image data values for X, Y, Z, R, G, B, and pixel coverage A are maintained in the pixlink data object, sophisticated blending operations are possible for anti-aliasing and transparency. Data parallelism in the rendering pipeline overcomes the processor efficiency problem arising from the computation-intensive rendering algorithms used in this invention. Single state machine control is made possible through linked data/control pipelining.
Career Highlights
Curt Stehley is currently employed at Nihon Unisys, Ltd., where he continues to innovate in the field of rendering technology. His work has significantly impacted the efficiency and quality of visual image processing.
Collaborations
Throughout his career, Curt has collaborated with talented individuals such as Roman Kuchkuda and John Rigg. These partnerships have fostered a creative environment that has led to groundbreaking advancements in their field.
Conclusion
Curt Stehley's contributions to visual rendering technology exemplify the spirit of innovation. His patent and work at Nihon Unisys, Ltd. highlight his commitment to enhancing image processing techniques.