#Load textures on demand pdf

G06T1/00- General purpose image data processingДЄ computer graphics system for caching textures includes an е…ѓ memory, an L2 cache, and an L1 cache for storing such textures and also includes a graphics accelerator (GA) for mapping these stored textures onto primitives for graphics display.

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#Load textures on demand pdf

Google Patents Method and apparatus for multi-level demand caching of textures in a graphics display deviceДownload PDF Info Publication number US6130680A US6130680A US08/982,029 US98202997A US6130680A US 6130680 A US6130680 A US 6130680A US 98202997 A US98202997 A US 98202997A US 6130680 A US6130680 A US 6130680A Authority US United States Prior art keywords block texture sub memory cache Prior art date Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google Patents US6130680A - Method and apparatus for multi-level demand caching of textures in a graphics display device US6130680A - Method and apparatus for multi-level demand caching of textures in a graphics display device