Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphic processing system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2006-03-21
Tung, Kee M. (Department: 2671)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphic processing system
C345S543000, C718S102000, C718S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07015913
ABSTRACT:
A graphics processor and method for executing a graphics program as a plurality of threads where each sample to be processed by the program is assigned to a thread. Although threads share processing resources within the programmable graphics processor, the execution of each thread can proceed independent of any other threads. For example, instructions in a second thread are scheduled for execution while execution of instructions in a first thread are stalled waiting for source data. Consequently, a first received sample (assigned to the first thread) may be processed after a second received sample (assigned to the second thread). A benefit of independently executing each thread is improved performance because a stalled thread does not prevent the execution of other threads.
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Bastos Rui M.
Feldman Zatz Harold Robert
Lindholm John Erik
NVIDIA Corporation
Patterson & Sheridan LLP
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