Patent · US Expired

Virtualization of graphics resources

US6809736B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 8, 2002
Grant dateOct 26, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/001
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Graphics resources are virtualized through an interface between graphics hardware and graphics clients. The interface allocates the graphics resources across multiple graphics clients, processes commands for access to the graphics resources from the graphics clients, and resolves conflicts for the graphics resources among the clients.

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