Universal graphic adapter for interfacing with hardware and...

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2007-08-14

2007-08-14

Peyton, Tammara (Department: 2182)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral configuration

C710S008000, C710S016000, C710S104000, C710S302000, C345S001100, C345S005000, C345S520000, C345S698000, C713S001000, C713S002000, C713S100000

Reexamination Certificate

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10885955

ABSTRACT:
The subject invention relates to a Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) that is a hardware-independent design that encapsulates and abstracts low-level graphics hardware in a standard manner through firmware. UGA is a firmware standard, intended to wrap existing or planned hardware, including VGA. UGA does not require the use of real-mode assembly language, direct hardware register, or frame buffer access to program, thus providing advantages over conventional systems. UGA supports basic drawing operations, continuous display modes, and power management. As a firmware-based standard, UGA facilitates updating a system to support both evolving and new hardware features.

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