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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Michael Alan Dougherty, Issaquah, WA (US);
David Scott Mccoy, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Sean Mounier, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Alan Dougherty, Issaquah, WA (US);
David Scott McCoy, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Sean Mounier, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/50 (2006.01); G06T 15/60 (2006.01); G06T 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A graphics rendering system and method is disclosed, in which color values for certain pixels appearing on the screen may be adjusted to create a blurring effect. A pixel-by-pixel comparison may be used to compare differences in depth, as noted in a depth buffer, and if pixel depths are sufficiently close, the pixel's color may be softened to take into account color values of neighboring pixels.