US 12,347,015 B2
Method of generating a mipmap
Derek Andrew Lamberti, Hardwick (GB); Kévin Petit, Great Shelford (GB); and Thomas James Cooksey, Fulbourn (GB)
Assigned to Arm Limited, Cambridge (GB)
Filed by Arm Limited, Cambridge (GB)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/103,937.
Prior Publication US 2024/0257432 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 15/00 (2011.01); G06T 15/04 (2011.01)
CPC G06T 15/005 (2013.01) [G06T 15/04 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A method of generating a mipmap comprising a layer of initial image data formed of integer image data values and at least one further layer of image data having a different resolution from the initial image data, the method performed by a processor comprising a neural processing engine comprising a plurality of hardware units suitable for performing integer operations on machine learning models, an execution core configured to perform graphics processing, and an interface unit configured to control the neural processing unit and the execution core to perform one or more commands, the method comprising:
receiving the initial image data;
receiving one or more commands at the interface unit to perform one or more operations for generating one or more further layers of image data from the initial image data, the one or more further layers of image data having a different resolution to the initial image data; and
the interface unit controlling the neural processing unit to process the one or more commands and the initial image data to generate the one or more further layers of image data, wherein the initial image data and one or more further layers of image data are linked to form the mipmap.