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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Alexei Soupikov, Novgorod, RU;
Maxim Y. Shevtsov, Novgorod, RU;
Alexander V. Reshetov, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexei Soupikov, Novgorod, RU;
Maxim Y. Shevtsov, Novgorod, RU;
Alexander V. Reshetov, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corproation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/60 (2006.01); G06T 15/06 (2011.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/60 (2013.01); G06T 15/06 (2013.01); G06T 17/005 (2013.01); G06T 2210/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hierarchical acceleration structure may be built for graphics processing using a 32 bit format. In one embodiment, the acceleration structure may be a k-d tree, but other acceleration structures may be used as well. 64 bit offsets are only used when 64 bit offsets are needed.