Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics display memory system – Cache
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-16
2009-12-01
Yang, Ryan R (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics display memory system
Cache
C711S137000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07626588
ABSTRACT:
Prescient cache management methods and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a local cache that operates within a raster engine operations stage of a graphics rendering pipeline is managed by following a number of caching decisions related to a number of cached tiles. Each of these cached tiles has a certain priority to remain in the local cache, with the priority corresponding to a conflict type received from a buffer operating within a pre-raster engine operations stage of the graphics rendering pipeline.
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Anderson David L.
Everitt Cass W.
French Mark J.
Keslin Phillip
Lynch George R.
NVIDIA Corporation
Patterson & Sheridan L.L.P.
Yang Ryan R
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