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IMAGE MIXING APPARATUS AND PIXEL MIXER

  • US 20090213110A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2005
  • Published: 08/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An image mixing apparatus operable to mix on a display screen a plurality of images each of which has a different width of pixels relative to the display screen, said image mixing apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of pixel output units operable to output pixel data items each of which includes color information and a depth value of the corresponding image at output rates which are set respectively for said pixel output units; and

    a pixel mixer operable to receive the pixel data items as output from said plurality of pixel output units, and output the color information of the pixel data item whose the depth value indicates, among the depth values of the pixel data items, that the pixel corresponding thereto is located in a foreground position among the pixels corresponding to the pixel data items,wherein the depth value is a value indicative of the depth position of the pixel of the corresponding image,wherein the color information is information indicative of a color of the pixel forming the corresponding image, andwherein the output rates of at least two of said pixel output units are set to different values.

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