Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphic processing system – Plural graphics processors
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-28
2006-11-28
Chauhan, Ulka J. (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphic processing system
Plural graphics processors
C345S501000, C345S582000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07142215
ABSTRACT:
A graphics data-processing pipeline including a geometry processor and a fragment processor. The graphics data-processing pipeline being configured to render stencil data and to output the stencil data in a format compatible with input to the fragment processor. An output of the graphics data-processing pipeline is written to local memory and the output is subsequently read using the fragment processor without host processor intervening usage to format the stencil data or process the stencil data.
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Bastos Rui M.
Kirk David B.
Papakipos Matthew N.
Chauhan Ulka J.
Hsu Joni
NVIDIA Corporation
Patterson & Sheridan LLP
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