James L Deming

US Patent:

6459453, Oct 1, 2002

Filed:

Jul 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/353419

Inventors:

James Deming - Madison AL
Jeff S. Ford - Madison AL
Michael Potter - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. - Hamilton

International Classification:

H04N 701

US Classification:

348446, 348595, 348578

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for displaying a television signal on a computer monitor first receives a selected first field data block of the television signal for display by the monitor. The television signal preferably includes a stream of first field data blocks and second field data blocks that are intended for display by respective first and second sets of lines on the computer monitor. After receipt of the first field data block, an immediately preceding second field data block is faded to produce a faded second block. The faded second block then is displayed on the second set of lines of the monitor, and the first field data block is displayed on the first set of lines of the monitor.

US Patent:

6476816, Nov 5, 2002

Filed:

Jul 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/353495

Inventors:

James L. Deming - Madison AL
Matt E. Buckelew - Madison AL
Clifford A. Whitmore - Huntsville AL
Steven J. Heinrich - Huntsville AL
Dale L. Kirkland - Madison AL
Timothy S. Johnson - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. - Hamilton

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

345502, 345536, 345589

Abstract:

An apparatus for displaying a polygon on a horizontal scan display device having a plurality of pixels includes first and second rasterizers that each process respective first and second sets of pixels. Each set of pixels includes vertical stripes that are transverse to the horizontal scan of the display. To that end, the first rasterizer has an input for receiving polygon data relating to the polygon. The first rasterizer determines a first set of pixels that are to be lit for display of the polygon, and also determines display characteristics of the first set of pixels. In a similar manner, the second rasterizer also includes an input for receiving polygon data relating to the polygon. The second rasterizer similarly determines a second set of pixels that are to be lit for display of the polygon, and also determines display characteristics of the second set of pixels. The first and second sets of pixels have no common pixels and are vertical stripes of pixels on the display device that are transverse to the direction of the horizontal scan.

US Patent:

6535216, Mar 18, 2003

Filed:

May 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/136585

Inventors:

James L. Deming - Madison AL
Matt E. Buckelew - Madison AL
Clifford A. Whitmore - Huntsville AL
Steven J. Heinrich - Huntsville AL
Dale L. Kirkland - Madison AL
Timothy S. Johnson - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

3DLabs, Inc., Ltd. - Hamilton

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

345502, 345581

Abstract:

An apparatus for displaying a polygon on a horizontal scan display device having a plurality of pixels includes first and second rasterizers that each process respective first and second sets of pixels. Each set of pixels includes vertical stripes that are transverse to the horizontal scan of the display. To that end, the first rasterizer has an input for receiving polygon data relating to the polygon. The first rasterizer determines a first set of pixels that are to be lit for display of the polygon, and also determines display characteristics of the first set of pixels. In a similar manner, the second rasterizer also includes an input for receiving polygon data relating to the polygon. The second rasterizer similarly determines a second set of pixels that are to be lit for display of the polygon, and also determines display characteristics of the second set of pixels. The first and second sets of pixels have no common pixels and are vertical stripes of pixels on the display device that are transverse to the direction of the horizontal scan.

US Patent:

6642928, Nov 4, 2003

Filed:

May 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/136505

Inventors:

James L. Deming - Madison AL
Matt E. Buckelew - Madison AL
Clifford A. Whitmore - Huntsville AL
Steven J. Heinrich - Huntsville AL
Dale L. Kirkland - Madison AL
Timothy S. Johnson - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

3DLabs, Inc., Ltd. - Hamilton

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

345504, 345506, 345556

Abstract:

An apparatus for displaying a polygon on a horizontal scan display device having a plurality of pixels includes first and second rasterizers that each process respective first and second sets of pixels. Each set of pixels includes vertical stripes that are transverse to the horizontal scan of the display. To that end, the first rasterizer has an input for receiving polygon data relating to the polygon. The first rasterizer determines a first set of pixels that are to be lit for display of the polygon, and also determines display characteristics of the first set of pixels. Similar manner, the second rasterizer also includes an input for receiving polygon data relating to the polygon. The second rasterizer similarly determines a second set of pixels that are to be lit for display of the polygon, and also determines display characteristics of the second set of pixels. The first and second sets of pixels have no common pixels and are vertical stripes of pixels on the display device that are transverse to the direction of the horizontal scan.

US Patent:

6667744, Dec 23, 2003

Filed:

Aug 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/934444

Inventors:

Matt E. Buckelew - Madison AL
Stewart G. Carlton - Harvest AL
James L. Deming - Madison AL
Michael S. Farmer - Huntsville AL
Steven J. Heinrich - Huntsville AL
Mark A. Mosley - Guntersville AL
Clifford A. Whitmore - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

3Dlabs, Inc., Ltd - Hamilton

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

345502, 345545, 345572

Abstract:

A device for storing pixel information for displaying a graphics image on a display includes a frame buffer and a processor. The information includes an intensity value and a value associated with each of a plurality of additional planes for each pixel. The frame buffer memory has a series of consecutive addresses for storing information to be output to the display. The frame buffer may be subdivided into a plurality of blocks, where each block corresponds to a region of the display having a plurality of contiguous pixels. The processor places the pixel information within the frame buffer memory so that in a given block there are placed at a first collection of consecutive addresses the intensity values for each of the pixels in the block.

US Patent:

6674440, Jan 6, 2004

Filed:

Mar 23, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/533158

Inventors:

Dale Kirkland - Madison AL
James Deming - Madison AL

Assignee:

3Dlabs, Inc., Inc. Ltd. - Hamilton

International Classification:

G06T 1500

US Classification:

345503, 345611, 345674, 345419

Abstract:

A method, computer program product, and graphics processor for stereoscopically displaying a primitive on a display device adds a row of pixels to the primitive to improve its appearance on the display device. To that end, it first is determined if the primitive is to be stereoscopically displayed on the display device. After it is determined that the primitive is to be stereoscopically displayed, then a row of pixels is added to the primitive. The primitive preferably is a point primitive or a line primitive.

US Patent:

6765588, Jul 20, 2004

Filed:

Aug 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/230500

Inventors:

Dale L. Kirkland - Madison AL
James L. Deming - Madison AL

Assignee:

3Dlabs, Inc., Ltd. - Hamilton

International Classification:

G09G 500

US Classification:

345611, 345592

Abstract:

A system and method for generating random coverage masks for rendering images with transparent objects. The system uses shuffle tables for addresses of a pixel to index into a transparency table and to obtain a transparency mask, which is then ANDed with a coverage mask to obtain a new coverage mask.

US Patent:

6894700, May 17, 2005

Filed:

Feb 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/786430

Inventors:

Dale L. Kirkland - Madison AL, US
James L. Deming - Madison AL, US

Assignee:

3Dlabs, Inc., Ltd. - Hamilton

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

345611, 345563, 345592, 345626, 382269, 382283

Abstract:

A system and method for generating random coverage masks for rendering images with transparent objects. The system uses shuffle tables for addresses of a pixel to index into a transparency table and to obtain a transparency mask, which is then ANDed with a coverage mask to obtain a new coverage mask.

Author:

James C. Deming

ISBN #:

0761813829