CA2298337A1 - Game system with graphics processor - Google Patents

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CA2298337A1
CA2298337A1 CA002298337A CA2298337A CA2298337A1 CA 2298337 A1 CA2298337 A1 CA 2298337A1 CA 002298337 A CA002298337 A CA 002298337A CA 2298337 A CA2298337 A CA 2298337A CA 2298337 A1 CA2298337 A1 CA 2298337A1
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Masakazu Suzuoki
Akio Ohba
Masaaki Oka
Toshiyuki Hiroi
Teiji Yutaka
Toyoshi Okada
Masayoshi Tanaka
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Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/005—General purpose rendering architectures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/01—Protocols
    • H04L67/131—Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/20—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of the game platform
    • A63F2300/203—Image generating hardware

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The present invention relates to the architecture and use of a computer system optimized for the efficient modeling of graphics. The computer system has a primary processor and a graphics processor. The primary processor has two vector processor units within it, one which is closely connected to central processor unit. Simultaneously performing complex modeling calculations on the first vector processor and CPU, and geometry transformation calculations on the second vector processor, allows for efficient modeling of graphics. Furthermore, the graphics processor is optimized to rapidly switch between data flows from the two vector processors. In addition, the graphics processor is able to render many pixels simultaneously, and has a local memory on the graphics processor chip that acts as a frame buffer, texture buffer, and z buffer. This allows a high fill rate to the frame buffer.
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US7450120B1 (en) * 2003-12-19 2008-11-11 Nvidia Corporation Apparatus, system, and method for Z-culling
US9082221B2 (en) 2008-06-30 2015-07-14 Thomson Licensing Method for the real-time composition of a video
CN116198771A (en) * 2023-03-17 2023-06-02 华南理工大学 Two-dimensional rectangular strip packaging method based on deep reinforcement learning

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US7450120B1 (en) * 2003-12-19 2008-11-11 Nvidia Corporation Apparatus, system, and method for Z-culling
US7755624B1 (en) 2003-12-19 2010-07-13 Nvidia Corporation Apparatus, system, and method for Z-culling
US9082221B2 (en) 2008-06-30 2015-07-14 Thomson Licensing Method for the real-time composition of a video
CN116198771A (en) * 2023-03-17 2023-06-02 华南理工大学 Two-dimensional rectangular strip packaging method based on deep reinforcement learning
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