Patents
US 10970894 B2: Filling empty pixels
- Granted
- 2021-04-06
- Filed
- 2019-12-16 application 16716460
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for rendering a computer image includes, for each pixel of a plurality of N×M pixels forming a tile, determining a plurality of masks for the pixel, wherein N and M denote integers larger than 1, and wherein each mask identifies a respective subset of the pixels that are equidistant from the pixel and located at a respective distance from the pixel. The method further includes: determining an active mask for the tile, the active mask identifying active pixels of the pixels, each of the active pixels being determined as having color information; based on the active mask, identifying an empty pixel of the pixels, the empty pixel lacking color information; and determining at least a first nearest active pixel that is nearest to the empty pixel. The determining includes comparing the active mask with at least one mask of the masks for the empty pixel.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210406.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC 108 patents | US company or organization | Not reported | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiaki Kato | Irvine, CA | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T11/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G09G | Arrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information | G09G3/2003 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KATO, TOSHIAKI signed 2019-12-09 | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC GLENDALE, CA | 51311/39 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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