Abstract: Methods and systems for rendering hogels, including notifying one or more rendering nodes that all rendering is complete in response to determining that each of the one or more rendering nodes completes rendering of corresponding one or more subsets of hogel data from 3D data, the rendering nodes being configured to convert the 3D data to the one or more subsets of hogel data.

Abstract: Methods and systems for displaying 3D imaging data, including providing 3D imaging sensor data, processing the 3D imaging sensor data, the processing being configured to modify the 3D imaging sensor data into a modified format suitable for a hogel light modulator, and providing the modified 3D imaging data to the hogel light modulator.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing graphics primitives, including point-reflecting a graphics primitive about a point to generate a reflected graphics primitive, the reflected graphics primitive maintaining a depth information of the graphics primitive.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing graphics primitives, including determining whether a graphics primitive is, at least partially, within an epsilon view volume, the epsilon view volume being a substantially small volume about a view point; and adding one or more additional graphics primitives in response to determining that the graphics primitive is, at least partially, in the epsilon view volume, the one or more additional graphics primitives being an approximation of the graphics primitive.

Abstract: Methods and systems for rendering hogels, including notifying one or more rendering nodes that all rendering is complete in response to determining that each of the one or more rendering nodes completes rendering of corresponding one or more subsets of hogel data from 3D data, the rendering nodes being configured to convert the 3D data to the one or more subsets of hogel data.

Abstract: Methods and systems for rendering hogels, including causing one or more nodes to each load a subset of a hogel data set into a buffer, the one or more nodes being configured to each store the corresponding subset of the hogel data set, distributing a next hogel data set command to the one or more nodes, causing the buffer to be processed in response to the next hogel data set command, and issuing a hogel data set complete command in response to determining that the one or more nodes each return a hogel data subset complete command.

Abstract: Methods and systems for rendering hogels, including receiving a set of 3D data at a node, the node comprising a graphics processing unit, storing at least a subset of the set of 3D data in a buffer, rendering a first hogel view from the subset of 3D data using the graphics processing unit, and rendering a second hogel view by accessing the stored subset of 3D data using the graphics processing unit, where the rendering of the second hogel view is performed substantially in series to the rendering of the first hogel view.

Abstract: A method for building a graphics database includes generating a polygonal representation of a terrain surface and generating at least one polygonal feature corresponding to a feature associated with the terrain surface. The method also includes inserting the at least one polygonal feature into the polygonal representation of the terrain surface and rendering the polygonal representation into at least one image. In addition, the method includes capturing at least one pixel representation of the at least one rendered image and storing the at least one pixel representation as at least one texture.

Abstract: A database generated off-line containing high-resolution models incorporated into source imagery. The method and apparatus builds a data intensive scene representation and renders it off-line, captures an orthographic projection of the rendered scene and stores it as a pixel representation of the rendered imagery and models. The pixel representation is stored in a database for rendering in real time. The resulting database can be rendered more efficiently in real time than databases built using previously known techniques. The database provides improved resolution and improved rendering performance. Resolution is enhanced by generating and placing images of higher-resolution models onto lower-resolution models. Performance is enhanced by reducing the number of polygons that must be rendered in real time to represent a scene. The method and apparatus provides an orthographic rendering of a scene wherein images of high-resolution models (SPLOT models) have been inserted into lower-resolution source imagery.

Abstract: A process performed in a data processing system includes receiving an input selecting one of the plurality of multimedia presentations to be relocated from the first memory to the second memory, scanning the linked data structures of the selected multimedia presentation to recognize a plurality of resources corresponding to the selected multimedia presentation, and generating a list of names and locations within the selected multimedia presentation corresponding to the identified plurality of resources. The process also includes renaming the names on the generated list, changing the names of the identified plurality of resources in the selected multimedia presentation to the new names on the generated list, and moving the selected multimedia presentation and the resources identified on the generated list to the second memory.