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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Mark Richard Nutter, Austin, TX (US);
Gordon C. Fossum, Ausin, TX (US);
Joaquin Madruga, Round Rock, TX (US);
Barry L. Minor, Austin, TX (US);
Mark Richard Nutter, Austin, TX (US);
Gordon C. Fossum, Ausin, TX (US);
Joaquin Madruga, Round Rock, TX (US);
Barry L. Minor, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method comprises receiving scene model data including a scene geometry model and a plurality of pixel data describing objects arranged in a scene. The method generates a primary ray based on a selected first pixel data. In the event the primary ray intersects an object in the scene, the method determines primary hit color data and generates a plurality of secondary rays. The method groups the secondary packets and arranges the packets in a queue based on the octant of each direction vector in the secondary ray packet. The method generates secondary color data based on the secondary ray packets in the queue and generates a pixel color based on the primary hit color data, and the secondary color data. The method generates an image based on the pixel color for the pixel data.