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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Paul E. Schardt, Rochester, MN (US);
Robert A. Shearer, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew R. Tubbs, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric O. Mejdrich, Woodinville, WA (US);
Paul E. Schardt, Rochester, MN (US);
Robert A. Shearer, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew R. Tubbs, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric O. Mejdrich, Woodinville, WA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, program product and method reuse static image data generated during rasterization of static geometry to reduce the processing overhead associated with rasterizing subsequent image frames. In particular, static image data generated one frame may be reused in a subsequent image frame such that the subsequent image frame is generated without having to re-rasterize the static geometry from the scene, i.e., with only the dynamic geometry rasterized. The resulting image frame includes dynamic image data generated as a result of rasterizing the dynamic geometry during that image frame, and static image data generated as a result of rasterizing the static image data during a prior image frame.