Patent attributes
A computer graphics system generates a pixel value for a pixel in an image, the pixel value being representative of a point in a scene as recorded on an image plane of a simulated camera, the computer graphics system comprising a photon map generator, a sample point generator and a function evaluator. The photon map generator is configured to a plurality of photon maps, each photon map being associated with a respective point in time during a time interval. The sample point generator is configured to generate a set of sample points in accordance with a selected low-discrepancy sequence, each sample point representing a respective point in time during the time interval. The function evaluator is configured to generate at least one value representing an evaluation of a selected function using selected ones of the photon maps associated with respective ones of the points in time associated with the sample points generated by the sample point generator, the value generated by the function evaluator corresponding to the pixel value.
