Interpreter for simplified programming of graphics processor...

Details Interpreter for simplified programming of graphics processor... Interpreter for simplified programming of graphics processor...

2004-11-05

2009-10-06

Caschera, Antonio A (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Graph generating

C345S501000, C345S505000, C345S522000, C719S323000, C719S328000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07598953

ABSTRACT:
Although GPUs have been harnessed to solve non-graphics problems, these solutions are not widespread because GPUs remain difficult to program. Instead, an interpreter simplifies the task of programming a GPU by providing language constructs such as a set of data types and operations that are more familiar to non-graphics programmers. The interpreter maps these familiar language constructs to the more difficult graphics programming languages such as DirectX®, OpenGL®, Cg®, and/or HLSL®.

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