Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra – Device driver communication – Video graphics device driver
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-07
2011-11-08
Sough, H. S. (Department: 2194)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra
Device driver communication
Video graphics device driver
C345S522000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08056093
ABSTRACT:
An embodiment of the invention includes directing a kernel-mode driver to process at least a portion of a command stream configured to cause a graphics processing unit to perform an operation. The kernel-mode driver is used to issue a request to trigger creation of an asynchronous thread for processing the portion of the command stream.
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Cooley LLP
NVIDIA Corporation
Sough H. S.
Wathen Brian
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