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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Timothy Gail Minalia, Redmond, WA (US);
Jonathan Johnson, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
NINTENDO CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/52 (2014.01); G06T 15/20 (2011.01); G06T 15/40 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/52 (2014.09); G06T 15/20 (2013.01); G06T 15/405 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for rendering perspective views of three-dimensional objects that are used in two-dimensional gameplay are provided. The three-dimensional objects are arranged into different layers for a perspective-projection scene. During the rendering process, the objects in the scene are drawn or otherwise tested against a depth buffer. The coordinates that are used for the depth buffer for each object are offset based on which layer has been assigned to that object.