System for reducing the number of programs necessary to render an image
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorJohn Harper
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Abstract
Disclosed is as system for reducing memory and computational requirements of graphics operations. The system provides techniques for combining otherwise individual operations to apply filters to images. The combined filter emerging from the combination spares the processor time and the creation of an entire intermediary image. The system further provides for application of these techniques in many contexts including where the operations are fragment programs in for a programmable GPU.
Claims15
1-11. (canceled)
A method of determining whether a first GPU program may be combined with a second GPU program for processing, the method comprising the steps of
- checking a cache,
- if the cache has no information regarding the said combination, analyze said programs to determine if combination is possible;
- if the cache indicates that a combination is possible, retrieve and use result as indicated by said cache;
- if the cache indicates that a combination is not possible, do not analyze said programs for possibility of combining.
24-26. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.