Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphic processing system – Plural graphics processors
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-04
2005-10-04
Tung, Kee M. (Department: 2676)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphic processing system
Plural graphics processors
C345S505000, C718S108000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06952214
ABSTRACT:
A graphics system comprising a plurality of rendering pipelines and a scheduling network. Each rendering pipeline couples to the scheduling network, and includes a media processor, a rendering unit and a memory. A communication bus may couple the scheduling network and the memory of each rendering pipeline. The media processor in each rendering pipeline may direct the saving of state information of the corresponding rendering pipeline to the corresponding memory in response to receiving a corresponding context switch indication. A first of the media processors initiates the transfer of a resume token to the scheduling network through the corresponding rendering pipeline if the context switch occurs during an ordered processing mode. The scheduling network unblocks one or more rendering pipelines other than the first rendering pipeline in response to receiving the resume token.
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Morse Wayne A.
Naegle Nathaniel David
Sweeney, Jr. William E.
Brightwell Mark K.
Hood Jeffrey C.
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Tung Kee M.
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