Conditional shader for graphics
US10242494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of a conditional shader apparatus may include a conditional pixel shader to determine if one or more pixels meet a shader condition, and a pixel regrouper communicatively coupled to the conditional pixel shader to regroup pixels based on whether the one or more pixels are determined to meet the shader condition. Another embodiment of a conditional shader apparatus may include a thread analyzer to determine if a set of threads meet a thread condition, and a conditional kernel loader communicatively coupled to the thread analyzer to load an appropriate kernel from a set of two or more kernels based on whether the set of threads are determined to meet the thread condition. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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