System and method for automatically configuring graphics pipelines by tracking a region of interest in a computer graphical display system
OwnerJeffrey J. Walls, Donley B. Hoffman +1inventors
InventorsJeffrey J. Walls, Donley B. Hoffman, Kevin T. Lefebvre
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically configuring graphics pipelines by tracking a region of interest in a computer graphical display system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving updated definitional information on a selected region of interest of a display device of the computer graphical display system in response to a change in definition of the selected region of interest and automatically configuring the plurality of graphics pipelines relative to the selected region of interest based at least in part on the updated definitional information.
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A method for automatically configuring a plurality of graphics pipelines in a computer graphical display system, comprising:
- receiving updated definitional information on a selected region of interest of a display device of said computer graphical display system in response to a change in definition of said selected region of interest;
- and
- automatically configuring said plurality of graphics pipelines relative to said selected region of interest based at least in part on said updated definitional information.
A method for automatically configuring a plurality of graphics pipelines in a computer graphical display system, comprising:
- receiving graphics pipeline configuration information relative to a selected region of interest of a display device of said computer graphical display system for configuring said plurality of graphics pipelines relative to said selected region of interest;
- receiving updated definitional information on said selected region of interest in response to a change in definition of said selected region of interest;
- and
- automatically configuring said plurality of graphics pipelines relative to said selected region of interest based at least in part on said graphics pipeline configuration information in response to said change in definition of said selected region of interest.
A system for automatically configuring a plurality of graphics pipelines in a computer graphical display system, comprising:
- means for receiving updated definitional information on a selected region of interest of a display device of said computer graphical display system in response to a change in definition of said selected region of interest;
- and
- means for automatically configuring said plurality of graphics pipelines relative to said selected region of interest based at least in part on said updated definitional information.
A system for automatically configuring a plurality of graphics pipelines in a computer graphical display system, comprising:
- means for providing updated information on a selected region of interest of a display device of said computer graphical display system, said means for providing operable to provide said updated information in response to detecting a change in said selected region of interest;
- and
- means for receiving said updated information, said means for receiving further operable to automatically configure said plurality of graphics pipelines relative to said selected region of interest based at least in part on said updated information.
A method for dynamic load-balancing of a plurality of graphics pipelines in a computer graphical display system, comprising:
- analyzing the time taken by each of said plurality of graphics pipelines to render their respective portions of a graphics image;
- and
- automatically adjusting said respective portions of said graphics image of said plurality of graphics pipelines based at least in part on said analysis of the time taken by each of said plurality of graphics pipelines to render said respective portions of said graphics image.
The method of claim, 30, wherein said selecting a new distribution step comprises selecting said new distribution for said plurality of pipe rectangles to increase a workload of a first graphics pipeline of said plurality of graphics pipelines, in response to only said first graphics pipeline being underutilized.
A method for dynamic load-balancing of a plurality of graphics pipelines in a computer graphical display system, comprising:
- periodically issuing a swap buffer request to each of said plurality of graphics pipelines simultaneously;
- analyzing the time taken by each of said plurality of graphics pipelines to complete said swap buffer request;
- and
- automatically adjusting a configuration of said plurality of graphics pipelines based at least in part on said analysis of the time taken by each of said plurality of graphics pipelines to complete said swap buffer request.
A system for dynamic load-balancing of a plurality of graphics pipelines in a computer graphical display system, comprising:
- means for analyzing the time taken by each of said plurality of graphics pipelines to render their respective portions of a graphics image;
- and
- means for automatically adjusting said respective portions of said graphics image of said plurality of graphics pipelines based at least in part on said analysis of the time taken by each of said plurality of graphics pipelines to render said respective portions of said graphics image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.