Graphical display system and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorByron A. Alcorn
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Abstract
A graphical display system utilizes a plurality of graphics pipelines, a compositor, and application interface logic. The plurality of graphics pipelines are configured to render graphical data in parallel. The compositor is configured to define a composite data signal that is based on the graphical data rendered by each of the pipelines. The application interface logic is configured to retrieve configuration data indicative of a configuration of the compositor. The application interface logic is further configured to provide the configuration data to a graphics application, wherein the graphics application is configured to provide graphical data to the plurality of pipelines based on the configuration data.
Claims16
A graphical display system, comprising:
- a plurality of graphics pipelines configured to render graphical data in parallel;
- a compositor configured to define a composite data signal that is based on the graphical data rendered by each of the pipelines;
- and
- application interface logic configured to retrieve configuration data indicative of a configuration of the compositor, the application interface logic further configured to provide the configuration data to a graphics application,
- wherein the graphics application is configured to provide graphical data to the plurality of pipelines based on the configuration data.
A graphical display system, comprising:
- means for receiving graphical data from a graphics application and for rendering the graphical data in parallel;
- compositing means for forming a composite data signal based on the graphical data;
- means for storing configuration data indicative of a configuration of the compositing means;
- and
- means for interfacing the configuration data from the storing means with the graphics application,
- wherein the graphics application is configured to provide graphical data to the receiving and rendering means based on the configuration data.
A graphical display method, comprising the steps of:
- providing graphical data from a graphics application to a plurality of graphics pipelines;
- rendering the graphical data, in parallel, via the plurality of graphics pipelines;
- utilizing a compositor to form a composite data signal based on the graphical data rendered by each of the plurality of pipelines;
- retrieving configuration data indicative of a configuration of the compositor;
- and
- adapting operation of the graphics application based on the configuration data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.