# US 2014/0192062 A1 · Techniques for managing three-dimensional graphics display modes > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192062 A1 - Document ID: US20140192062A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/127,960 - Filed: 2012-12-19 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-26 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Inventors: Sameer Kp; Sanjeev Tiwari - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192062A1 ## CPC - G06T 15/005: {General purpose rendering architectures} - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract Techniques for managing a three-dimensional (3D) graphics display mode are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a graphics processing module, and the graphics processing module may be operative by the processor circuit to execute a graphics context in a 3D display mode if a 3D-aware graphics context data structure includes an entry corresponding to the graphics context or to execute the graphics context in a non-3D display mode if the 3D-aware graphics context data structure does not include an entry corresponding to the graphics context. Other embodiments are described and claimed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving, by a processor circuit, context information from a graphics application, the context information associated with a graphics context; accessing a three dimensional (3D)-aware graphics context data structure; executing the context information in a 3D display mode when the 3D-aware graphics context data structure includes an entry corresponding to the graphics context; and executing the context information in a non-3D display mode when the 3D-aware graphics context data structure does not include the entry corresponding to the graphics context. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising: receiving a graphics context creation request associated with a graphics process; and generating the graphics context based on the graphics context creation request. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, comprising: adding the entry corresponding to the graphics context to the 3D-aware graphics context data structure if the graphics process is 3D-aware. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, comprising: determining whether the graphics process is 3D-aware based on received 3D graphics display mode information associated with the graphics process. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, comprising: receiving a memory resource creation request associated with a 3D-aware graphics process; identifying an entry in the 3D-aware graphics context data structure corresponding to the 3D-aware graphics process and comprising a display identification (ID) corresponding to a 3D display; determining one or more memory resource formatting constraints of the 3D display based on the display ID; creating a memory resource based on the one or more memory resource formatting constraints; and allocating the memory resource to the 3D-aware graphics process. ### Claim 6 At least one machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to receive, by a processor circuit, context information from a graphics application, the context information associated with a graphics context; access a three dimensional (3D)-aware graphics context data structure; executing the context information in a 3D display mode when the 3D-aware graphics context data structure includes an entry corresponding to the graphics context; and execute the context information in a non-3D display mode when the 3D-aware graphics context data structure does not include the entry corresponding to the graphics context. ### Claim 7 (canceled) ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A system comprising: an apparatus according to claim 7; and a display communicatively coupled to the apparatus, operative to display one or more user interface elements associated with the graphics context in a 3D format if the context information is executed in the 3D display mode, and operative to display the one or more user interface elements associated with the graphics context in a non-3D format if the context information is executed in the non-3D display mode. ### Claim 9 An apparatus, comprising: a processor circuit operative to execute a graphics application; a graphics tracking module operative on the processor circuit to manage a three dimensional (3D)-aware graphics context data structure; a graphics management module operative on the processor circuit to receive, from the graphics application, context information associated with a graphics context, and access the 3D-aware graphics context data structure; and a graphics processing module operative on the processor circuit to execute the context information in a 3D display mode when the 3D-aware graphics context data structure includes an entry corresponding to the graphics context, and to execute the context information in a non-3D display mode when the 3D-aware graphics context data structure does not include the entry corresponding to the graphics context. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, the graphics management module operative to receive a graphics context creation request associated with a graphics process, and generate the graphics context based on the graphics context creation request. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, the graphics management module operative to add the entry corresponding to the graphics context to the 3D-aware graphics context data structure if the graphics process is 3D-aware. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus according to claim 11, the graphics management module operative to determine whether the graphics process is 3D-aware based on received 3D graphics display mode information associated with the graphics process. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, the graphics management module operative to receive a memory resource creation request associated with a 3D-aware graphics process and identify an entry in the 3D-aware graphics context data structure corresponding to the 3D-aware graphics process and comprising a display identification (ID) corresponding to a 3D display, the apparatus further comprising a memory management module operative to determine one or more memory resource formatting constraints of the 3D display based on the display ID, create a memory resource based on the one or more memory resource formatting constraints, and allocate the memory resource to the 3D-aware graphics process. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, comprising: ; and a display communicatively coupled to the apparatus, operative to display one or more user interface elements associated with the graphics context in a 3D format if the context information is executed in the 3D display mode, and operative to display the one or more user interface elements associated with the graphics context in a non-3D format if the context information is executed in the non-3D display mode. ### Claim 15 (depends on 6) The at least one machine readable medium of claim 6, in which the computing device is caused to: receive a graphics context creation request associated with a graphics process; and generate the graphics context based on the graphics context creation request. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The at least one machine readable medium of claim 15, in which the computing device is caused to: add the entry corresponding to the graphics context to the 3D-aware graphics context data structure if the graphics process is 3D-aware. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The at least one machine readable medium of claim 16, in which the computing device is caused to: determine whether the graphics process is 3D-aware based on received 3D graphics display mode information associated with the graphics process. ### Claim 18 (depends on 6) The at least one machine readable medium of claim 6, in which the computing device is caused to: receive a memory resource creation request associated with a 3D-aware graphics process; identify an entry in the 3D-aware graphics context data structure corresponding to the 3D-aware graphics process and comprising a display identification (ID) corresponding to a 3D display; determine one or more memory resource formatting constraints of the 3D display based on the display ID; create a memory resource based on the one or more memory resource formatting constraints; and allocate the memory resource to the 3D-aware graphics process.