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2011-08-16

2011-08-16

Pham, Thomas K (Department: 2191)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Testing or debugging

C717S127000, C717S132000, C717S136000, C717S137000, C709S217000, C709S219000, C709S231000, C709S236000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08001531

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the invention provide a debugging tool configured to translate a pre-compiled binary shader as part of debugging a graphics application running on a remote device. An instrumented driver may capture and serialize each graphics API call invoked by a graphics application running on the remote device along with any pre-compiled binary shader programs supplied by the graphics application. The graphical application debugger may translate the shader program into a form appropriate for graphics hardware present on the host system. By replaying the same sequence of API calls invoked on the target device using the same shader programs, the graphical application debugger may generate and display the same image displayed on the target device without the latency of waiting for a full set of framebuffer data to be transmitted over the communication link for each frame rendered on the target device.

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