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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Srinivasan Ramachandran, Karnataka, IN;
Praveen Kademada Ganapathy, Karnataka, IN;
Vivek Kumar Thakur, Plano, TX (US);
Srinivasan Ramachandran, Karnataka, IN;
Praveen Kademada Ganapathy, Karnataka, IN;
Vivek Kumar Thakur, Plano, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A raster image processing system which supports multiple rendering/screening approaches, and selects an optimal approach suited for the specific images to be generated. In an embodiment, images may be rendered using either back-end screening approach or pipelined screening approach. Several variables may be measured to determine which one of the two consumes minimal time for a specific image to be rendered, and the approach consuming minimal time is selected. Typically, back-end screening is selected when multiple overlapping objects are present, and pipelined screening is selected otherwise.