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Rendering and displaying a three-dimensional object representation

  • US 9,189,880 B2
  • Filed: 07/29/2011
  • Issued: 11/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A touch screen controller for an electronic system, said electronic system comprising said touch screen controller, a host processing system physically distinct from said touch screen controller, a display screen, and a proximity sensor element, said touch screen controller comprising:

  • proximity sensor control circuitry implemented by said touch screen controller and configured to operate said proximity sensor element to sense input objects in a sensing region of said electronic system;

    a rendering module implemented by said touch screen controller and configured to render three-dimensional object representations for display on said display screen, wherein said representations are rendered independently from a rendering of a primary image processed by said host processing system; and

    display refresh circuitry implemented by said touch screen controller and configured to update said display screen said primary image processed by said host processing system and with said three-dimensional object representation rendered by said rendering module.

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