US 11,798,218 B2
Methods and apparatus for pixel packing
Keshavan Varadarajan, Austin, TX (US); Veynu Narasiman, Austin, TX (US); and David C. Tannenbaum, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/503,259.
Application 17/503,259 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/168,168, filed on Feb. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/219,356, filed on Jul. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/214,776, filed on Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/060,653, filed on Aug. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0036634 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G06T 15/00 (2011.01)
CPC G06T 15/005 (2013.01) [G06T 2210/21 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method of processing coverage in a graphics processing unit (GPU), the method comprising:
receiving first coverage for at least a portion of a first primitive;
receiving second coverage for at least a portion of a second primitive, wherein the portion of the first primitive and the portion of the second primitive are associated with a portion of an image;
receiving an indication for the portion of the image;
determining, based on the indication, a technique for combining the first coverage and the second coverage; wherein the determining includes:
selecting a first set of criteria for the technique based on the indication, and
selecting the technique based on the first set of criteria;
modifying the first set of criteria based on the indication to generate a modified set of criteria; and
combining the first coverage and the second coverage in an array based on the selected technique using the modified set of criteria.