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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6513099 | Enhanced graphics cache memory A cache for AGP based computer systems is provided. The graphics cache is included as part of a memory bridge between a processor, a system memory and a graphics processor. A cache controller within the memory bridge detects requests by the processor to s... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6205531 | Method and apparatus for virtual address translation A method and apparatus for efficiently translating virtual to physical addresses is provided. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a TLB descriptor table that includes a series of TLB descriptors. Each TLB descriptor includes an offset that selects a T... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5831620 | System and computer-based method for creating real-time mirror reflections A system and computer-based method for performing real-time mirror reflection of objects in a scene using a computer graphics system having a stencil buffer. The scene includes a background and a plurality of mirrors, and the stencil buffer comprises bits... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5818452 | System and method for deforming objects using delta free-form deformation A system and method for deforming objects uses delta free-form deformations (DFFD). The DFFD computes a delta vector based on a conventional free-form deformation (FFD) and an original vertex. Multiple delta vectors can be computed and combined for each v... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5808625 | System and method for using dependency graphs for the control of a graphics creation process A system and method for merging all subsystems within a graphics system into a single control entity, referred to herein as a dependency graph. The term "dependency graph" refers to a set of dependency nodes and the information flowing between the depende... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5801700 | System and method for an iconic drag and drop interface for electronic file transfer A system and method for transferring files from a sending user to a recipient, utilizes a drag-and-drop graphical user interface. To send a file to a recipient, the user drags and drops onto the recipient's icon an icon, or set of selected icons, represen... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5790769 | System for editing time-based temporal digital media including a pointing device toggling between temporal and translation-rotation modes A system and method that maps temporal control functions into a six degree of freedom pointing device. The six degree of freedom pointing device controls both transport and view modes within a time-based media editing system and allows a user to toggle be... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5649186 | System and method for a computer-based dynamic information clipping service A system and computer-based method providing a dynamic information clipping service. An end-user creates a template of topics of interest via a graphical user interface and the template is transmitted to a central site for processing. At the central site,... | 07/15/1997 |
