Unified memory organization for power savings

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2006-07-25

2006-07-25

Chauhan, Ulka (Department: 2671)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics display memory system

Memory allocation

C365S226000, C365S227000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07081897

ABSTRACT:
Positioning a block of graphics memory within a memory system so as to minimize the number of memory devices and/or banks of memory within memory devices occupied by the block of graphics memory so as to maximize the number of memory devices and/or banks of memory within memory devices that are not occupied by even a portion of the block of graphics memory, and thereby, maximize the number of memory devices and/or banks of memory within memory devices that may be placed into a lower power state without causing the block of graphics memory to become inaccessible so as to impair reading out graphics data to support refreshing an image on a display device.

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