Distributed graphics processing apparatus and method
US7716683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus forward a hardware call from a driver to graphics hardware via a virtual connection. Specifically, the method and apparatus process graphical data in a system having the driver, which produces a hardware call for the controlling the operation of the graphics hardware. As noted above, the method and apparatus first establish the virtual connection between the driver and the graphics hardware. Next, the hardware call is forwarded to the graphics hardware via the virtual connection.
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