Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Graphic manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Wang, Jin-Cheng (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Graphic manipulation
C345S620000, C345S621000, C345S622000, C345S623000, C345S419000, C345S420000, C345S581000, C345S582000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07978205
ABSTRACT:
An enhanced graphics pipeline is provided that enables common core hardware to perform as different components of the graphics pipeline, programmability of primitives including lines and triangles by a component in the pipeline, and a stream output before or simultaneously with the rendering a graphical display with the data in the pipeline. The programmer does not have to optimize the code, as the common core will balance the load of functions necessary and dynamically allocate those instructions on the common core hardware. The programmer may program primitives using algorithms to simplify all vertex calculations by substituting with topology made with lines and triangles. The programmer takes the calculated output data and can read it before or while it is being rendered. Thus, a programmer has greater flexibility in programming. By using the enhanced graphics pipeline, the programmer can optimize the usage of the hardware in the pipeline, program vertex, line or triangle topologies altogether rather than each vertex alone, and read any calculated data from memory where the pipeline can output the calculated information.
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Blythe David R.
Boyd Charles N.
Noyle Jeff M. J.
Patel Amar
Toelle Michael A.
Microsoft Corporation
Wang Jin-Cheng
Woodcock Washbrun LLP
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