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Graphics processing unit for adjusting level-of-detail, method of operating the same, and devices including the same

  • US 9,905,036 B2
  • Filed: 07/29/2015
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of adjusting level-of-detail (LOD) using a graphics processing unit including a shader configured to perform one operation from among either tessellation or texturing, the method comprising:

  • the graphics processing unit receiving output attributes including geometry information and non-geometry information;

    the graphics processing unit generating LOD using the geometry information for the one operation;

    the graphics processing unit generating an adjustment value for adjusting the generated LOD using the non-geometry information; and

    the graphics processing unit adjusting the generated LOD using the adjustment value for the one operation,wherein the geometry information is depth values or curvature of output control points,wherein the non-geometry information is a brightness value of one from among a patch, a primitive, and a frame, the adjusting of the LOD comprises;

    decreasing the LOD when the brightness value is greater than a first brightness reference value;

    decreasing the LOD when the brightness value is less than a second brightness reference value less than the first brightness reference value; and

    increasing the LOD when the brightness value is between the first brightness reference value and the second brightness reference value.

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