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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Michael Todd Bunnell, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Todd Bunnell, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/30 (2006.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for performing adaptive tessellation of a subdivision surface. The method includes the step of accessing a model of a surface for subdivision processing. The model is converted to an intermediate form to facilitate subdivision processing. The intermediate form of the model is then tessellated.