System and method utilizing multiple processes to render graphical data

A graphical rendering system, comprising:

• a plurality of graphics pipelines, each of the graphics pipelines configured to render graphical data;
• a first process configured to receive a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) graphics commands from a graphics application and to receive a plurality of input commands from a user input device, the first process configured to buffer the received 3D graphics commands and to execute the received input commands, the first process, for each of the buffered 3D graphics commands, configured to begin processing a newly received command upon buffering the 3D graphics command;
• and
• a second process configured to interface the buffered graphics commands with each of the plurality of pipelines,
• wherein execution of the user input command affects an object defined by the graphics application.

A graphical rendering method, comprising the steps of:

• simultaneously running a first process and a second process;
• rendering graphical data in parallel via a plurality of graphics pipelines;
• receiving user input commands and graphics commands;
• analyzing the received commands;
• identifying three-dimensional (3D) graphics commands, via the first process, based on the analyzing step;
• queuing each of the identified 3D graphics commands in a command queue, via the first process;
• interfacing the queued commands, via the second process, with the plurality of graphics pipelines;
• and
• executing the user input commands, via the first process.

A graphical rendering method, comprising the steps of:

• simultaneously running a first process and a second process;
• receiving a plurality of user input commands from a graphics application and a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) graphics commands from a user input device;
• buffering the received 3D graphics commands and executing the received user input commands via the first process;
• for each of the buffered 3D graphics commands, processing another of the received commands, via the first process, in response to a buffering of the 3D graphics command by the first process;
• interfacing, via the second process, the buffered 3D graphics commands with each of a plurality of graphics pipelines;
• and
• manipulating an object defined by the graphics application in response to the executing step.