Command list controller for controlling hardware based on an...

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2006-02-07

2006-02-07

Bella, Matthew C. (Department: 2676)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphic processing system

Graphic command processing

C345S520000, C345S553000, C345S558000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06995770

ABSTRACT:
A command list controller for controlling hardware based on an instruction received from a central processing unit (CPU) is provided. Specifically, the controller of the present invention retrieves hardware and controller commands from memory based on one or more instructions received from the CPU. All hardware commands will be forwarded to the hardware for execution, while all controller commands will be executed by the controller. Controller commands that the controller of the present invention is capable of executing include, among others, event wait commands and sublist execution commands.

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