Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra – Application program interface
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
An, Meng-Al T. (Department: 2126)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra
Application program interface
C345S419000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06874150
ABSTRACT:
A method and system are provided for controlling the algorithmic elements in 3D graphics systems via an improved 3D graphics API and for managing computing resources utilized in connection with the maintenance of connections between surfaces and objects. When multiple applications are running simultaneously, it is possible that the demand for overall computing resources may exceed supply; and it is possible that a connection between a surface and object may be lost for one or more applications. In accordance with the present invention, a check for the persistence of a connection between surface space and object space is made substantially at the time of a present function call, and thus multiple redundant checks are avoided. In one embodiment, checks made incident to function calls other than a present function call are spoofed or bypassed in order to avoid previous inefficient use of computing resources.
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