Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-30
2007-01-30
Nguyen, Phu K. (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Three-dimension
C345S428000, C345S619000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10188697
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided for conditional branching in a hardware graphics pipeline. Initially, a plurality of graphics commands is received. Condition data is then affected based on at least some of the graphics commands utilizing the hardware graphics pipeline. At least one of the graphics commands is then conditionally skipping based on the condition data in response to another graphics command utilizing the hardware graphics pipeline.
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Craighead Matthew
Everitt Cass W.
Hutchins Edward
Kilgard Mark J.
Voorhies Douglas A.
Nguyen Phu K.
NVIDIA Corporation
Zilka-Kotab, PC
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