Computer graphics system and method employing frame buffer having subpixel field, display fields and a control field for relating display fields to the subpixel field
First Claim
1. A computer graphics system for generating pixel data corresponding to a plurality of pixels to be displayed, comprising:
- a frame buffer including entries associated with each of said pixels, each of said entries including a sub-pixel data field, a plurality of display data fields, and a control field,wherein for each entry,said sub-pixel data field stores data corresponding to a set of sub-pixels,at least one of said plurality of display data fields stores data determined by filtering of said data of said sub-pixel data field of said entry, andsaid control field stores data representing relationship between said sub-pixel data field of said entry and each of said plurality of display data fields of said entry.
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Abstract
A computer graphics system is disclosed for generating pixel data corresponding to a plurality of pixels to be displayed. The computer graphics system includes a frame buffer having entries associated with each of the pixels. Each of the entries includes a subpixel data field, a plurality of display data fields, and a control field. For each entry the sub-pixel data field stores data corresponding to a set of sub-pixels, at least one of the plurality of display data fields stores data determined by filtering of the data of the sub-pixel data field of the entry, and the control field stores data representing a relationship between the sub-pixel data field of the entry and each of the plurality of display data fields of the entry.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer graphics system for generating pixel data corresponding to a plurality of pixels to be displayed, comprising:
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a frame buffer including entries associated with each of said pixels, each of said entries including a sub-pixel data field, a plurality of display data fields, and a control field, wherein for each entry, said sub-pixel data field stores data corresponding to a set of sub-pixels, at least one of said plurality of display data fields stores data determined by filtering of said data of said sub-pixel data field of said entry, and said control field stores data representing relationship between said sub-pixel data field of said entry and each of said plurality of display data fields of said entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a computer graphics system that generates pixel data corresponding to a plurality of pixels to be displayed, the system including a frame buffer comprising entries associated with each of said pixels, each entry including a sub-pixel data field, a plurality of display data fields, and a control field, a method for generating said pixel data comprising the steps of:
for each entry of said frame buffer, (a) generating sub-pixel data corresponding to a set of sub-pixels, and writing said sub-pixel data to said sub-pixel data field of said entry; (b) filtering said sub-pixel data stored in said sub-pixel data field of said entry, and writing a result of said filtering to at least one of said plurality of display data fields of said entry; and (c) generating condition data representing relationship between said sub-pixel data field of said entry and each of said plurality of display data fields of said entry, and writing said condition data to said control field of said entry. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer graphics system for generating pixel data corresponding to a plurality of pixels to be displayed, comprising:
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a frame buffer including entries associated with each of said pixels, each of said entries including a sub-pixel data field, a plurality of display data fields, and a control field, wherein for each entry, said sub-pixel data field stores data corresponding to a set of sub-pixels, at least one of said plurality of display data fields stores data determined by filtering of said data of said sub-pixel data field of said entry, and said control field stores data representing relationship between said sub-pixel data field of said entry and each of said plurality of display data fields of said entry; drawing means for generating said data stored in said sub-pixel field for each entry, and for generating said control field for each entry; and filtering means for generating said plurality of display data fields of each entry as a function of said data stored in said sub-pixel data field of said entry, and for writing said plurality of display data fields to each entry. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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