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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Edvard Sørgard, Trondheim, NO;
Borgar Ljosland, Trondheim, NO;
Jørn Nystad, Trondheim, NO;
Mario Blazevic, Trondheim, NO;
Frode Heggelund, Trondheim, NO;
Edvard Sørgard, Trondheim, NO;
Borgar Ljosland, Trondheim, NO;
Jørn Nystad, Trondheim, NO;
Mario Blazevic, Trondheim, NO;
Frode Heggelund, Trondheim, NO;
ARM Norway AS, Trondheim, NO;
Abstract
An array of texture data elements (texels) is subdivided into a plurality of 8×4 texture element blocks, each of which 8×4 texture element blocks encodes two 4×4 texture element sub-blocks. Each encoded texture data block includes data indicating a method to be used to generate a set of color values to be used for the texture elements that the encoded data block represents, and data indicating a method to be used for generating the colors of the individual texture elements using that generated set of colors. As well as the individual texture data blocks, a header data block encoding a base set of colors is generated. This base color set defines a set of colors that is used to generate the colors to be used when reproducing each individual encoded texture data block.