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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Henry P. Moreton, Woodside, CA (US);
Dominic Acocella, Blainville, CA;
Justin Scott Legakis, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Craig Michael Wittenbrink, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Henry P. Moreton, Woodside, CA (US);
Dominic Acocella, Blainville, CA;
Justin Scott Legakis, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Craig Michael Wittenbrink, Palo Alto, CA (US);
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for generating a primitive extension defining a generalized primitive is described. The primitive extension defines the connectivity and vertices used to specify a collection of connected primitives, such as a strip-type or fan-type generalized primitive. A generalized primitive includes a number of vertices where some of the vertices are shared with neighboring primitives. The primitive extension includes an originating primitive, vertex data, and connectivity information. The primitive extension provides a general interface for describing a variety of connected primitives.