Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Processing control – Context preserving (e.g. – context swapping – checkpointing,...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-11-06
2011-12-20
Coleman, Eric (Department: 2183)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Processing control
Context preserving (e.g., context swapping, checkpointing,...
Reexamination Certificate
active
08082426
ABSTRACT:
Included are systems and methods for supporting a plurality of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). At least one embodiment of a system includes a context status register configured to send data related to a status of at least one context and a context switch configuration register configured to send instructions related to at least one event for the at least one context. At least one embodiment of a system includes a context status management component coupled to the context status register and the context switch configuration register.
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Brothers John
Paltashev Timour
Prokopenko Boris
Coleman Eric
Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley LLP
Via Technologies Inc.
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