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7623131 |
Graphics processing systems with multiple processors connected in a ring topology
Multiple graphics processors in a graphics processing system are interconnected in a unidirectional or bidirectional ring topology, allowing pixels to transferred from any one graphics processor to...
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7598958 |
Multi-chip graphics processing unit apparatus, system, and method
A multi-chip graphics system includes a master chip and a slave chip coupled by an interlink. The slave chip performs a graphics processing operation in parallel with the master chip, improving the...
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7576745 |
Connecting graphics adapters
A system and method for providing a dedicated interface between two or more graphics adapters installed on a motherboard. Surplus signals within an interface conforming to an interface...
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7561163 |
Detecting connection topology in a multi-processor graphics system
Multiple graphics processors in a graphics processing system are interconnected in a unidirectional or bidirectional ring topology, allowing pixels to transferred from any one graphics processor to...
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7557809 |
Memory access methods in a unified memory system
The basic section of the multimedia data-processing system includes a CPU 1100 , an image display unit 2100 , a unified memory 1200 , a system bus 1920 , and devices 1300, 1400 , and 1500 ...
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7554550 |
Non-destructive processing of digital image data
Systems for rendering Effect graphs for non-destructively processing digital image data which integrate Central Processing Unit (CPU) processing and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) processing are...
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7554510 |
Method and apparatus for configuring multiple displays associated with a computing system
A method and apparatus for configuring multiple displays associated with a computing system begins when display preferences regarding at least one of the multiple displays are received. The display...
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7543098 |
Computer mainboard
A computer mainboard ( 1 ), for example for notebook computers, having an integrated graphics component ( 2 ), which has at least one signal output ( 3 ), and at least one connection ( 5 ) for a...
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7542041 |
Runtime configurable virtual video pipeline
A multiple-pipeline system ( 300 ) includes a pool ( 330 ) of auxiliary function blocks (A-E 335 ) that are provided as required to select pipelines. Each pipeline ( 320 ) in the multiple-pipeline...
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7528829 |
Method and system for providing data to a graphics chip in a graphics display system
An API is provided to feed multiple data objects, wherever originated or located at the time of operation, to a 3D graphics chip simultaneously or in parallel. Multiple containers may be fed to a...
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7518615 |
Display system having floating point rasterization and floating point framebuffering
A floating point rasterization and frame buffer in a computer system graphics program. The rasterization, fog, lighting, texturing, blending, and antialiasing processes operate on floating point...
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7515157 |
Data transmission device, data transfer system and method
A data transfer method is executed to transit a three-state transmitting circuit from a high-impedance state into a data output state, transmit a preamble (dummy data) onto a bus, and sequentially...
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7483032 |
Zero frame buffer
Circuits, methods, and apparatus that allow the elimination of a frame buffer connected directly to a graphics processing unit. The graphics processing unit includes an on-chip memory. Following...
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7466316 |
Apparatus, system, and method for distributing work to integrated heterogeneous processors
An integrated circuit includes at least two different types of processors, such as a graphics processor and a video processor. At least one operation is commonly by supported by two different types...
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7463266 |
Low overhead serial interface
An interface for an integrated circuit chip is provided. The interface includes a first port configured to receive a command signal indicating whether command information or data is being...
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7457890 |
Integrated multimedia system
An integrated multimedia system having a multimedia processor is disposed in an integrated circuit having a first host processor system coupled to the multimedia processor and a second local...
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7456841 |
Graphic image texture generation
An apparatus for texture mapping in a computer graphics system, using a predetermined set of standardized textures. Each texture of the standardized set is a procedural texture, and is supplied to...
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7446775 |
Data processor and graphic data processing device
An object of the present invention is to improve efficiency of transfer of control information, graphic data, and the like for drawing and display control in a graphic data processor. A graphic...
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7446774 |
Video and graphics system with an integrated system bridge controller
A video and graphics system on an integrated circuit chip includes an integrated system bridge controller to interface a CPU with devices internal to the system as well as external peripheral...
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7446773 |
Apparatus, system, and method for integrated heterogeneous processors with integrated scheduler
An integrated circuit includes at least two different types of processors. The integrated circuit includes an integrated host and associated scheduler. At least one operation is supported by two or...
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7436411 |
Apparatus and method for rendering a video image as a texture using multiple levels of resolution of the video image
A method and apparatus to generate one or more graphics textures of a video image, wherein graphics textures have differing resolutions, and to render the video image as a graphics texture using...
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7423651 |
Single-chip multi-output graphic system
The present invention provides a single-chip but multi-output graphic system which provides identical or different graphic images on two display screens. The graphic system comprises at least a...
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7423644 |
Method and apparatus for dual pass adaptive tessellation
A method and apparatus for dual pass adaptive tessellation includes a vertex grouper tessellator operably coupled to receive primitive information and an index list and a shader processing unit...
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7420565 |
Point-to-point bus bridging without a bridge controller
A computer system includes an integrated graphics subsystem and a graphics connector for attaching either an auxiliary graphics subsystem or a loopback card. A first bus connection communicates...
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RE40326 |
Single chip frame buffer and graphics accelerator
A single chip display processor comprised of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) for storing at least one of graphics and video pixel data, a pixel data unit (PDU) for processing the pixel data,...
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7345689 |
Interfacing a digital display card through PCI express connector
An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to interface a display card through an interface connector. A video output device on the display card generates digital video output signals...
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7343508 |
Dynamic clock control circuit for graphics engine clock and memory clock and method
A variable clock control information generator receives graphics engine activity data relating to the operating level of a graphics engine, and memory activity data relating to an activity level of...
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7327370 |
Memory controller hub interface
A memory controller hub includes a graphics subsystem adapted to perform graphics operations on data, and interface circuitry adapted selectively to couple the graphics subsystem to a local memory...
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RE39898 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for controlling graphics and video data in multimedia data processing and display systems
A graphics and video controller 105 is provided which includes a dual aperture interface 206 for receiving words of graphics and video pixel data, each word of such data associated with an...
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7248266 |
3-D rendering engine with embedded memory
A 3-D rendering engine with embedded memory a graphics engine. A graphics engine is disclosed that includes a rendering engine for receiving graphics primitives and converting them to pixel...
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7248264 |
Edge connector for field changeable graphics system
One embodiment of an edge connector for a field changeable graphics system includes a right angle edge connector having a plurality of contact pins adapted to engage contacts on a graphics card....
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7245302 |
Processing high numbers of independent textures in a 3-D graphics pipeline
Circuits, methods, and apparatus provide for the storage of texture descriptors in a graphics memory. Since the texture descriptors are stored in a graphics memory, they do not need to be stored in...
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7233334 |
Storage buffers with reference counters to improve utilization
Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention provide circuits, methods, and apparatus that improve utilization of storage buffers by overwriting data in them as soon as the data is no longer...
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7215339 |
Method and apparatus for video underflow detection in a raster engine
An improved raster engine adapted to render video data from a frame buffer to one of a plurality of disparate displays is disclosed which comprises apparatus for detecting one or more video...
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7180520 |
Queue partitioning mechanism
According to one embodiment a chipset is disclosed. The chipset includes a graphics accelerator, a memory controller and a queue mechanism. The queue mechanism includes a first functional unit...
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7176919 |
Recirculating shade tree blender for a graphics system
A graphics system including a custom graphics and audio processor produces exciting 2D and 3D graphics and surround sound. A relatively low chip-footprint, versatile texture environment (TEV)...
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7173631 |
Flexible antialiasing in embedded devices
A three-dimensional (3D) graphics pipeline renders a sequence of images of 3D scenes each composed of a plural set of objects. The pipeline comprises an antialiasing oversampling mechanism to...
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7170520 |
Display for sharing display data channel
A display for sharing the display data channel is provided. The display shares the display data channel and thus the preexisting display data channel can be used as the interface for RS232 or I 2 C...
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7162716 |
Software emulator for optimizing application-programmable vertex processing
A central processing unit (CPU) including an operating system for executing code segments capable of performing graphics processing on the CPU. Associated therewith is a graphics application...
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7154502 |
3D graphics with optional memory write before texturing
A 3D graphics architecture in which interfaces to memory are combined with pipeline processing. The rendering units are not all connected in a straight-through pipeline relationship: instead the...
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7149909 |
Power management for an integrated graphics device
In one embodiment of the invention, an integrated device is described that employs a mechanism to control power consumption of a graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) through both voltage and...
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7142216 |
API communications for vertex and pixel shaders
A three-dimensional API for communicating with hardware implementations of vertex shaders and pixel shaders having local registers. With respect to vertex shaders, API communications are provided...
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7123267 |
Core logic chip conducting multi-channel data transmission
An additional data transmission channel is provided between the north bridge chip and the system memory when the graphic accelerator is integrated into the north bridge chip. The additional data...
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7110006 |
Video, audio and graphics decode, composite and display system
A video, audio and graphics system uses multiple transport processors to receive in-band and out-of-band MPEG Transport streams, to perform PID and section filtering as well as DVB and DES...
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7109987 |
Method and apparatus for dual pass adaptive tessellation
A method and apparatus for dual pass adaptive tessellation includes a vertex grouper tessellator operably coupled to receive primitive information and an index list and a shader processing unit...
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7099020 |
Image processing apparatus switchable from full color mode to monochromatic mode
In an image processing apparatus for processing image data in either operation mode of a full color mode or a monochromatic mode having processing speed higher than the full color mode, at least a...
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7095414 |
Blending system and method in an integrated computer graphics pipeline
A system and method are provided for a hardware implementation of a blending technique during graphics processing in a graphics pipeline. During processing in the pipeline, a plurality of matrices...
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7079148 |
Non-volatile memory parallel processor
The invention includes a parallel processor. The parallel processor includes a plurality of non-volatile memory cells. The parallel processor additionally includes a plurality of processor...
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7075543 |
Graphics controller providing flexible access to a graphics display device by a host
A graphics controller providing flexible access to a graphics display device by a host. The controller includes an input bus for coupling to an output bus of the host, an output bus for coupling to...
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7073035 |
Techniques for increasing bandwidth in port-per-module memory systems having mismatched memory modules
Techniques for increasing bandwidth in port-per-module memory systems having mismatched memory modules are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the techniques are realized through a memory...
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