| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090213118 | 3-Dimensional image processor and processing method - A three-dimensional (3D) image processor and processing method are described. The 3D image processor includes a space division unit to divide a virtual object space where a virtual 3D object is located into a plurality of sub-spaces, and a plurality of processors to correspond to each of the divided sub-spaces and to compute a trajectory of a ray within each of the corresponding sub-spaces, the ray being transmitted into each of the corresponding sub-spaces. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090295805 | Hierarchical based 3D image processor, method, and medium - A three dimensional (3D) image processing using ray tracing. The 3D image processing includes checking for a collision of rays, each ray respectively corresponding to a pixel of a plurality of pixels included in an image, and generating a plurality of corresponding ray trees to a first depth; and checking a collision of rays, each ray respectively corresponding to at least one pixel of the plurality of pixels, and updating a ray tree corresponding to the at least one pixel to a second depth. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100091019 | Data processing apparatus and method - A data processing apparatus for a collision check with respect to a plurality of rays. A control unit may generate a plurality of packets with respect to a plurality of rays associated with a first node in a spatial data structure. At least one of the plurality of packets may include information about k rays, and k may be a natural number. A processor may sequentially receive the plurality of packets and determine which child node of the first node is associated with each of the plurality of rays associated with the first node. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100315423 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYBRID RENDERING - Disclosed is a hybrid and scalable rendering device and a method thereof. The hybrid and scalable rendering device may selectively apply at least one of rasterization rendering, a radiosity rendering, and a ray-tracing rendering, according to material properties of a target object for rendering, a distance between the target object and a give camera position, a capability of hardware, and the like. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100332427 | Data processing apparatus generating motion of 3D model and method - Provided is a data processing apparatus that may include a storage unit, a first calculator, and a second calculator. The storage unit may store a plurality of training data obtained by motion sensing. The first calculator may calculate a first transformation matrix by performing a regression analysis for the plurality of training data. The second calculator may calculate first output data by applying the first transformation matrix to first input data. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110018863 | Image processing apparatus performing rendering at multiple viewpoints and method - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method that may perform rendering based on a plurality of viewpoints to generate a stereoscopic image. Through this, it is possible to decrease a calculation amount. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110032256 | Image processing apparatus and method - An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus may include a first calculator to generate a first shadow map with respect to a static object included in a three-dimensional (3D) model, at a first viewpoint within the 3D model, a second calculator to generate a second shadow map with respect to a dynamic object included in the 3D model, at the first viewpoint, and a third calculator to generate a third shadow map with respect to the 3D model at the first viewpoint by synthesizing the first shadow map and the second shadow map. The image processing apparatus may decrease an amount of calculation necessary when performing three-dimensional (3D) rendering for a plurality of frames. | 02-10-2011 |