Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for a vertex attribute buffer in a graphics processor
US6515671B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture are provided for managing vertex data in a vertex buffer. First, vertex data is received and stored in the vertex buffer. Thereafter, the vertex data is outputted from the vertex buffer to a processing module. During operation, a plurality of command bits is passed from the vertex buffer for determining a manner in which the vertex data is inputted and processed in the input buffer of the processing module. Such command bits are received from a command bit source. Further, a plurality of mode bits indicative of a status of a plurality of modes of process operations is passed. Such mode bits are received from a mode bit source. The mode bits are adapted for determining a manner in which the vertex data is processed in the processing module.
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