Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphic processing system – Plural graphics processors
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-13
2008-05-13
Nguyen, Kimbinh T. (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphic processing system
Plural graphics processors
C345S503000, C345S504000, C345S505000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11016586
ABSTRACT:
A system and method processes graphics data for remote display. A graphics processing system including a plurality of graphics processing devices is coupled to a host system that includes a host graphics processor and a display device that is remote relative to the graphics processing system. Graphics processing performance may be scaled by distributing processing between the plurality of graphics processing devices and the host graphics processor such that each of the plurality of graphics processing devices and the host graphics processor produces a portion of an image. The portions are combined to produce the image, which is output by the host graphics processor to the display device.
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Diard Franck R.
Johnson Philip B.
Kelleher Brian M.
Tamasi Anthony M.
Nguyen Kimbinh T.
NVIDIA Corporation
Patterson & Sheridan LLP
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