{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9646412","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9646412","title":"Pre-sorted order independent transparency","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2014-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-05-09T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G06T","G06T","G06T","G06T","G06T","G06T"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for rendering a three-dimensional computer-aided design model includes storing in a computer memory a subset of data fragments for a certain pixel location, receiving a next data fragment, and determining whether the next data fragment has a depth value indicating a position closer to a viewer than any one of the data fragments in the subset, in which case, the next data fragment replaces the data fragment in the subset having a depth value indicating a position farthest from the viewer. The subset is sorted according to respective depth values of each of the data fragments in the subset, and a blending process is performed to compute a pixel value representing a transparency characteristic of the three-dimensional computer-aided design model at the certain pixel location."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Pre-sorted order independent transparency","description":"In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for rendering a three-dimensional computer-aided design model includes storing in a computer memory a subset of data fragments for a certain pixel loca","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9646412","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9646412","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Pre-sorted order independent transparency\" (US-9646412). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9646412","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9646412","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9646412","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T09:22:40.797Z"}