Image display system with visual server
AssigneeCreative Technology Ltd
InventorsOsman Kent, David R. Baldwin, Nicholas J.N. Murphy
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Abstract
An image display system with one or more client computers in selective communication with a visual server having image processing capabilities. The client computer generates image-modifying data corresponding to a generated image, and transmits the data to the visual server. The visual server receives the image-modifying data, generates a modified image based upon the image-modifying data, and transmits the modified image as compressed data to the client. The client decompresses the modified image data and displays the modified image. In the system, the visual server and client can provide a sequential display of modified frames on client to support animation with complex 3-dimensional graphics.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a server, 3-dimensional graphics;
- and
- displaying said 3-dimensional graphics at a client device, wherein said client device does not perform 3-dimensional graphics processing on said 3-dimensional graphics, and wherein said client device is separate from said server.
A method comprising:
- generating, at a server, at least one image portion of a 3-dimensional graphic;
- and
- sending to a client device separate from the server the at least one image portion for display at the client device, wherein said client device does not perform 3-dimensional graphics processing on the at least one image portion.
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for a processor to execute a method comprising:
- generating a compressed stream of images corresponding to 3-dimensional graphics;
- and
- sending said compressed stream of images to a client device for display at the client device, wherein the client device does not perform 3-dimensional graphics processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.