Inventor
DREBIN ROBERT A
US31 patents
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SILICON GRAPHICS INC
10 patentsUS6650327B1Nov 18, 2003
Display system having floating point rasterization and floating point framebuffering
SILICON GRAPHICS INC137 citations98
US5877771AMar 2, 1999
Method and apparatus for supersampling based on the local rate of change in texture
SILICON GRAPHICS INC118 citations97
US5490240AFeb 6, 1996
System and method of generating interactive computer graphic images incorporating three dimensional textures
SILICON GRAPHICS INC118 citations97
US5471572ANov 28, 1995
System and method for adding detail to texture imagery in computer generated interactive graphics
SILICON GRAPHICS INC146 citations97
US5230039AJul 20, 1993
Texture range controls for improved texture mapping
SILICON GRAPHICS INC102 citations94
US7518615B1Apr 14, 2009
Display system having floating point rasterization and floating point framebuffering
SILICON GRAPHICS INC19 citations92
US5438654AAug 1, 1995
System and method for sharpening texture imagery in computer generated interactive graphics
SILICON GRAPHICS INC34 citations92
US7058218B1Jun 6, 2006
Method of and apparatus for compressing and uncompressing image data
SILICON GRAPHICS INC12 citations84
US7330587B2Feb 12, 2008
Method of and apparatus for compressing and uncompressing image data
SILICON GRAPHICS INC8 citations68
US7526125B2Apr 28, 2009
Method of and apparatus for compressing and uncompressing image data
SILICON GRAPHICS INC2 citations62
NINTENDO CO LTD
6 patentsUS7002591B1Feb 21, 2006
Method and apparatus for interleaved processing of direct and indirect texture coordinates in a graphics system
NINTENDO CO LTD229 citations99
US6664958B1Dec 16, 2003
Z-texturing
NINTENDO CO LTD183 citations99
US7307638B2Dec 11, 2007
Method and apparatus for interleaved processing of direct and indirect texture coordinates in a graphics system
NINTENDO CO LTD70 citations98
US7176919B2Feb 13, 2007
Recirculating shade tree blender for a graphics system
NINTENDO CO LTD134 citations98
US7034828B1Apr 25, 2006
Recirculating shade tree blender for a graphics system
NINTENDO CO LTD174 citations98
US6639595B1Oct 28, 2003
Achromatic lighting in a graphics system and method
NINTENDO CO LTD151 citations98
APPLE INC
6 patentsUS11009938B1May 18, 2021
Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit
APPLE INC27 citations94
US9494994B1Nov 15, 2016
Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit
APPLE INC12 citations92
US10114446B1Oct 30, 2018
Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit
APPLE INC3 citations84
US12422913B1Sep 23, 2025
Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11513585B1Nov 29, 2022
Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit
APPLE INC0 citations62
US10120728B2Nov 6, 2018
Graphical processing unit (GPU) implementing a plurality of virtual GPUs
APPLE INC1 citations52