Patents
US 11176721 B2: Multiplex pixel distribution for multi-machine rendering
- Granted
- 2021-11-16
- Filed
- 2020-04-30 application 16864039
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of controlling rendering of a computer image at a plurality of computers includes: controlling a first computer of the plurality of computers to identify a pixel of a tile of the computer image, wherein the identification of the pixel is based on an inter-pixel order; controlling the first computer to identify one or more locations of the pixel, to facilitate sampling of the pixel at the one or more locations thereof, wherein the identification of the one or more locations is based on an intra-pixel computational order corresponding to the first computer; and receiving rendering results corresponding to the one or more locations of the pixel.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211116.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC 108 patents | US company or organization | Glendale, CA | 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 | G06T11/60 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KATO, TOSHIAKI signed 2020-04-29 | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC GLENDALE, CA | 52543/622 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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