DE69231922T2 - Mehrschichtige atmosphärische Überblendung in Echtzeit-Computer-Bildgenerator - Google Patents

Mehrschichtige atmosphärische Überblendung in Echtzeit-Computer-Bildgenerator

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DE69231922T2
DE69231922T2 DE69231922T DE69231922T DE69231922T2 DE 69231922 T2 DE69231922 T2 DE 69231922T2 DE 69231922 T DE69231922 T DE 69231922T DE 69231922 T DE69231922 T DE 69231922T DE 69231922 T2 DE69231922 T2 DE 69231922T2
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image generator
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Gregory Charles Buchner
William Arthur Kelly
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Intel Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/50—Lighting effects
DE69231922T 1991-09-03 1992-09-01 Mehrschichtige atmosphärische Überblendung in Echtzeit-Computer-Bildgenerator Expired - Fee Related DE69231922T2 (de)

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EP (1) EP0531084B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3191180B2 (de)
DE (1) DE69231922T2 (de)
IL (1) IL102836A (de)
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IL102836A (en) 1995-08-31
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EP0531084B1 (de) 2001-07-11
JP3191180B2 (ja) 2001-07-23
US5357579A (en) 1994-10-18
IL102836A0 (en) 1993-01-31
EP0531084A2 (de) 1993-03-10
DE69231922D1 (de) 2001-08-16
JPH05205032A (ja) 1993-08-13

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