Methods and machines for graphics processing

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and machine for processing graphics. The machine is capable of determining geometric information for each of several images associated with a point of view in the scene. The machine is also capable of calculating at least one of the surface information and the de-occlusion information based on the geometric information for each of several original images, wherein the surface information and the de-occlusion information can be associated with a volumetric grid based on the area of ​​view corresponding to the point of view. Similarly, the machine can calculate visibility information for each of several original images based on at least one of the surface information and occlusion information, where the visibility information can be linked to a volume grid. The machine can also determine whether each of the several original images is visible based on the visibility information for each of the original images.