Rendering with GPU during screen saver activation
US7383506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2330/022
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Pausing a graphic processing operation in order to continue processing a thread on a different desktop. When a graphic processing unit (GPU) is lost when a screen saver desktop is activated, the buffer containing the video frame that is currently being processed is discarded and a device is attempted to be created on the screen saver desktop which enables continued graphic processing.
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