Mental Images

US Patent 7167174 Computer graphic system and method for efficiently encoding subdivision triangular surfaces of a triangular surface element and for recovering their coordinates

US Patent 7167175 System and computer-implemented method for evaluating integrals using a quasi-Monte Carlo methodology in which sample points represent dependent samples generated using a low-discrepancy sequence

US Patent 7173617 System and method for generating and using systems of cooperating and encapsulated shaders and shader dags for use in a computer graphics system

US Patent 7184039 Computer-implemented method for generating coarse level meshes for multi-resolution surface editing

US Patent 7184042 Computer graphic system and computer-implemented method for generating images using a ray tracing methodology that makes use of a ray tree generated using low-discrepancy sequences and ray tracer for use therewith

US Patent 7187379 Generating an image using sample points determined on a sub-pixel grid offset using elements of a low-discrepancy sequence

US Patent 7227547 Method for generating pixel values for pixels in an image using strictly deterministic methodologies for generating sample points

US Patent 7230618 Generating images using multiple photon maps

US Patent 7236171 Generating images using a sub-domain photon map methodology

US Patent 7277094 Computer graphics system and computer-implemented method for generating smooth feature lines for subdivision surfaces

US Patent 7358971 Generating images using ray tracing and ray tree generated using low-discrepancy sequences

US Patent 7400324 Computer graphics systems and methods for encoding subdivision triangular surfaces

US Patent 7423641 Computer graphics systems and methods generating smooth feature lines for subdivision surfaces

US Patent 7425957 Computer graphics methods and systems using quasi-monte carlo methodology

US Patent 7432935 Image synthesis methods and systems for generating sample points in a graphics scene

US Patent 7453457 Computer graphics using coarse level meshes

US Patent 7453460 System and method for generating pixel values for pixels in an image using strictly deterministic methodologies for generating sample points

US Patent 7453461 Image generation using low-discrepancy sequences

US Patent 7479962 System and method for generating pixel values for pixels in an image using strictly deterministic methodologies for generating sample points

US Patent 7495664 Instant ray tracing

US Patent 7499053 Real-time precision ray tracing

US Patent 7499054 Generating images using multiple photon maps

US Patent 7515151 Generating images using sub-domain photon maps

US Patent 7516170 Computer graphics systems and methods using stratification by rank-1 lattices

US Patent 7589729 Image synthesis by rank-1 lattices

US Patent 7616198 System and computer-implemented method for modeling the three-dimensional shape of an object by shading of a two-dimensional image of the object

US Patent 7659894 Terminating spatial partition hierarchies by a priori bounding memory

US Patent 7760202 System and method for generating pixel values for pixels in an image using strictly deterministic methodologies for generating sample points

US Patent 7764285 Computer graphics systems and methods for encoding subdivision triangular surfaces

US Patent 7773088 Simultaneous simulation of markov chains using quasi-monte carlo techniques

US Patent 7952583 Quasi-monte carlo light transport simulation by efficient ray tracing