Computer graphics circuit

Claim 2

Computer graphics circuit comprising; means for defining segment of gaseous object which is composed by primitive, generating said primitive as a minimum particle by a random number generator which specifies coordinate, density and distribution of said primitive in three-dimensional space, defining a origin of said segment on a free curve, comprising a interpolation circuit to compute said parametric free curve, and modeling a gaseous object with said segments; means for computing a normal of each said primitive by defining a normal reference-point for each segment; means for computing a light-reflected intensity of said primitive by using said normal and light-source direction; means for applying hidden primitive removal when said primitive is stored into a frame buffer, selecting said intensity and z value of either of primitives which is nearer to eye-point, incrementing overlapped number at each position if primitive is already stored at destination of frame buffer; and means for synthesizing said gaseous object and surface-defined object applying transparency coefficient which is obtained by filtering of intensity and overlapped number of gaseous object.

Claim 3

A computer graphics circuits as described in claim 1, wherein said means of generating said primitive and synthesizing with surface-defined object in three-dimensional space, comprising; means for generating first primitive using a circuit with random number generator and probability distribution function table, generating second primitive centring around said first primitive using another circuit which has a same architecture as said first one generating a primitive in this way using equal of more than two circuits; means for generating said gaseous object defining specified density and distribution based on a probability distribution-function independently in each said circuit; means for calculating the number of overlapped writing of primitive at a same position of frame buffer; means for filtering said intensity of primitive, comparing z coordinates of said primitive with said surface-defined object, filtering said overlapped number converted to specified value depending on the location of primitive near or far from surface-defined object; and means for defining a transparency coefficient using said overlapped number to be filtered, multipling said transparency coefficient with said intensity of primitive and surface-defined object respectively, and synthesizing images by adding said intensities of primitive and surface-defined object.

Claim 4

A computer graphics circuit described in claim 1, comprising; means for generating knot value of said free curve using a counter, RAM table stored non-linear value, and DDA in order to shape gaseous object which has an arbitrary density and distribution, controlling computation of said knot value to get a non-uniformed movement of primitive origin along to said free curve; and means for controlling a diffusion of primitive by scaling in parallel with said non-linear movement of said origin comprising a scalar at output of said random number generator.

Claim 5

A computer graphics circuit described in claim 2, comprising; means for generating knot value of said free curve using a counter, RAM table stored non-linear value, and DDA in order to shape gaseous object which has an arbitrary density and distribution, controlling computation of said knot value to get a non-uniformed movement of primitive origin along to said free curve; and means for controlling a diffusion of primitive by scaling in parallel with said non-linear movement of said origin comprising a scalar at output of said random number generator.

Claim 6

A computer graphics circuit described in claim 1, wherein comprising said random number generator with shift register and exclusive OR gates, further circuit comprising; means for defining a cycle for generating said random number with a time which is added specified time with a time taken for interpolating of said free curve from starting point to end point; and means for generating said random number cyclically in said cycle while said interpolation of free curve is intialized every video refresh cycle.

Claim 7

A computer graphics circuit described in claim 2, wherein comprising said random number generator with shift register and exclusive OR gates, further circuit comprising; means for defining a cycle for generating said random number with a time which is added specified time with a time taken for interpolating of said free curve from starting point to end point; and means for generating said random number cyclically in said cycle while said interpolation of free curve is intialized every video refresh cycle.

Claim 8

A computer graphics circuit described in claim 3, wherein comprising said random number generator with shift register and exclusive OR gates, further circuit comprising; means for defining a cycle for generating said random number with a time which is added specified time with a time taken for interpolating of said free curve from starting point to end point; and means for generating said random number cyclically in said cycle while said interpolation of free curve is intialized every video refresh cycle.

Claim 9

A computer graphics circuit described in claim 4, wherein comprising said random number generator with shift register and exclusive OR gates, further circuit comprising; means for defining a cycle for generating said random number with a time which is added specified time with a time taken for interpolating of said free curve from starting point to end point; and means for generating said random number cyclically in said cycle while said interpolation of free curve is intialized every video refresh cycle.