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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Applicants:
Michael Cosman, South Jordan, UT (US);
W. David Fowler, Sandy, UT (US);
Eric Despain, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Michael Cosman, South Jordan, UT (US);
W. David Fowler, Sandy, UT (US);
Eric Despain, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G005/00 ; G09G005/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus in a preferred embodiment for generating anti-aliased layered fog which is textured manipulated as if in a geocentric virtual environment to thereby show horizon depression at high altitudes. Hardware is provided such that layer model data and texture model data is combined to generate fogged pixel color.