ATI Licenses FuzzySharp

[Geo]

http://ir.ati.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=105421&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=892375&highlight=

What's this tech about? So far as I can tell, this might be about settling a patent infringement case, tho the PR does not say so.

Yet this doc here references a case by FuzzySharp against ATI: http://www.iptoday.com/Archives/2005/June/pdf/RFC Final.pdf

And this one a similar case against SGI: http://www.sgi.co.at/company_info/investors/annual_report/04/download/fy04_annual.pdf

Googling produced a reference to a similar case with HP, and suggests that Hidden Surface Removal is the area in displute.

http://www.dlapiper.com/brent_yamashita/

Fuzzysharp Technologies v. Hewlett-Packard: Represented HP against claims of patent infringement. Technology involved hidden surface removal algorithms for computer graphics systems. Obtained favorable settlement.

 

[Demirug]

http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=US6618047&F=0

Still reading by my own.

 

[Blade]

A form of hidden surface removal. Always good.