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US 2009/0153528 A1Published application
Settings control in devices comprising at least two graphics processors
AssigneeATI Technologies ULC
InventorStephen J. Orr
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AssigneeATI Technologies ULC
InventorStephen J. Orr
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In a device comprising at least two graphics processors, a determination is made that the device has switched from a first or current graphics processor to a second or target graphics processor. At least a portion of settings corresponding to the first graphics processor are identified for application to the second graphics processor, and settings of the second graphics processor are updated based on these transferable settings. The transferable settings may be identified based on a change indicator(s) that signals which settings corresponding to the first graphics processor have been changed. Where necessary, certain ones of the transferable settings may have a translation or transformation applied thereto. Subsequent transitions in the active graphics processor may cause a similar transfer of settings to occur. In one embodiment, transitions between graphics processors may be caused by a change in power condition of the device.
In a device comprising at least two graphics processors, a method for transitioning operation between graphics processors of the at least two graphics processors, the method comprising:
In a device comprising at least two graphics processors and at least two graphics processor control programs uniquely associated therewith, a method for controlling operation of the at least two graphics processors, the method comprising:
A device comprising at least two graphics processors and capable of transitioning operation between graphics processors of the at least two graphics processors, and further comprising:
A processor-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed, configure a device, comprising at least two graphics processors and capable of transitioning operation between graphics processors of the at least two graphics processors, to:
A device comprising at least two graphics processors and capable of transitioning operation between graphics processors of the at least two graphics processors, and at least two graphics processor control programs uniquely associated therewith, the device further comprising:
A processor-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed, configure a device, comprising at least two graphics processors and capable of transitioning operation between graphics processors of the at least two graphics processors, to:
In a computing system having a graphical user interface including a display and a user selection device, a method for controlling operation of at least two graphics processors, the method comprising:
In a computing system having a graphical user interface including a display and a user selection device, a method for indicating operational status of at least two graphics processors to a user of the computing system, the method comprising:
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