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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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