Systems and methods for updating a frame buffer based on arbitrary graphics calls

A computer-implemented method for updating a digital image on a computer display device, said method comprising using a computer for:

• logically dividing the digital image into a plurality of zones, wherein the plurality of zones forms a zone grid and wherein each zone of said plurality of zones has the same dimensions and number of pixels as the other zones;
• storing each zone of the plurality of zones by a starting point of each zone;
• storing the size of each zone;
• tracking revised zones using the starting point and the size of each revised zone;
• and
• updating only the revised zones on the digital image, wherein the revised zones are part of the plurality of zones that forms the zone grid.

A computer-implemented method for updating a digital image on a computer display device, said method comprising using a computer for:

• logically dividing the digital image into a plurality of zones, wherein the plurality of zones forms a zone grid and wherein system random access memory used for logically dividing the image into a plurality of zones for tracking revised zones using the starting point of each revised zone is allocated at startup;
• storing each zone of the plurality of zones by a starting point of each zone;
• storing the size of each zone;
• tracking revised zones using the starting point and the size of each revised zone;
• and
• updating only the revised zones on the digital image, wherein the revised zones are part of the plurality of zones that forms the zone grid.

A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions for updating an image on a computer display device, said computer-readable instructions comprising:

• instructions for logically dividing the image into a plurality of zones, wherein the plurality of zones forms a zone grid;
• instructions for storing each zone of the plurality of zones by a starting point of each zone;
• instructions for storing the size of each zone;
• instructions for tracking revised zones using the starting point and the size of each revised zone;
• and
• instructions for updating only the revised zones on the image.

A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions for updating an image on a computer display device, said computer-readable instructions comprising:

• instructions for logically dividing the image into a plurality of zones, wherein the plurality of zones forms a zone grid;
• instructions for dividing the image into a plurality of zones each having the same dimensions and number of pixels;
• instructions for storing each zone of the plurality of zones by a starting point of each zone;
• instructions for storing the size of each zone;
• instructions for tracking revised zones using the starting point and the size of each revised zone;
• and
• instructions for updating only the revised zones on the image, wherein the revised zones are part of the plurality of zones that forms the zone grid.

A system for updating an image on a computer display device, said system comprising:

• means for logically dividing the image into a plurality of zones, wherein the plurality of zones forms a zone grid;
• means for storing each zone of the plurality of zones by a starting point of each zone;
• means for storing the size of each zone;
• means for tracking revised zones using the starting point and the size of each revised zone;
• and
• means for updating only the revised zones on the image, wherein the revised zones are part of the plurality of zones that forms the zone grid.