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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1988
Filed:
May. 21, 1986
William M Bunker, Ormond Beach, FL (US);
Jimmy E Chandler, Holly Hill, FL (US);
Richard Economy, Ormond Beach, FL (US);
Richard G Fadden, Jr, Daytona Beach, FL (US);
Michael P Nelson, Ormond Beach, FL (US);
General Electric Company, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A computer video image generating system including a computer memory having three dimensional object data stored therein employs an advanced object generator for retrieving and processing the object data for output to a span processor for controlling the pixel-by-pixel video output signal for a video display. The advanced object generator includes a translucency processor, an edge-on fading processor, a level of detail blending processor and a bilinear interpolator for texture smoothing.