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Adaptive span computation during ray casting

  • US 7,538,767 B2
  • Filed: 02/26/2008
  • Issued: 05/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer program product comprising:

  • a tangible computer storage medium having computer readable code, the computer readable code being effective to;

    identify a down point location;

    determine one or more start point fractional values based upon the down point location;

    select one of the start point fractional values for a view screen segment, wherein the selecting further comprises computer readable code effective to;

    identify a view screen segment identifier that corresponds to the view screen segment;

    determine a last bit value of the view screen segment identifier;

    select a fifty percent start point fractional value in response to determining that the last bit value is one;

    in response to determining that the last bit value is zero, determine a second to last bit value of the view screen segment identifier;

    select a twenty five percent start point fractional value in response to determining that the second to last bit value is one;

    in response to determining that the second to last bit value is zero, determine a third to last bit value of the view screen segment identifier; and

    select a twelve and one-half percent start point fractional value in response to determining that the third to last bit value is one;

    compute a view screen segment start point using the selected start point fractional value;

    generate image values corresponding to the view screen segment starting at the view screen segment start point; and

    display the image values on a view screen.

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