Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics display memory system – Plural storage devices
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Chauhan, Ulka (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics display memory system
Plural storage devices
C345S419000, C345S536000, C345S537000, C345S543000, C345S557000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07911474
ABSTRACT:
A memory manager interfaces between a rendering application and the driver controlling one or more memories. A multi-level brick cache system caches bricks in a memory hierarchy to accelerate the rendering. One example memory hierarchy may include system memory, AGP memory, and graphics memory. The memory manager allows control of brick overwriting based on current or past rendering. Since different memories are typically available, one or more memory managers may control storage of bricks into different memories to optimize rendering. Management of different memory levels, overwriting based on current or previous rendering, and an interfacing memory manager may each be used alone or in any possible combination.
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Li Wei
Paladini Gianluca
Bader Robert
Chauhan Ulka
Paschburg Donald B.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA , Inc.
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