Abstract

A method of rendering a graphical scene includes determining a plurality of functions that contribute to a light transport model of the scene, projecting each function of the plurality of functions into the wavelet domain, encoding basis coefficients of each function in a wavelet tree, each function being encoded in at least one wavelet tree such that the plurality of functions are represented in the wavelet domain by a plurality of wavelet trees, traversing direct paths through the plurality of wavelet trees, along which direct paths an integral coefficient may be nonzero, to determine the radiance of a point in the scene, and rendering the scene.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 8,164,593 B2

Application Serial Number

11/680,861

Issue Date

4-24-2012

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)

Department

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science - CS Division

Allowance Date

12-20-2011

Filing Date

3-1-2007

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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