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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1996
Andrew J. Smith, Wellesbourne, GB;
Leslie Robert Wilson, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer system which includes a central processing unit, a bus, and a memory store coupled to the central processing unit that includes a psuedo 3D rendering mechanism. Typically, the rendering mechanism is loaded in the memory store, but can be implemented in an application's specific integrated circuit further coupled to the central processing unit via the bus. The psuedo 3D rendering mechanism is used to generate a psuedo 3D rendered virtual image using only two dimensional prerendered selected views of 3D objects to be displayed. As the viewing orientation shifts from point to point, an adequate three-dimensional rendering is provided based on these selected views. These selected views are designed for display on a display device further connected to the computer system.