General purpose software parallel task engine
US8284206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software engine for decomposing work to be done into tasks, and distributing the tasks to multiple, independent CPUs for execution is described. The engine utilizes dynamic code generation, with run-time specialization of variables, to achieve high performance. Problems are decomposed according to methods that enhance parallel CPU operation, and provide better opportunities for specialization and optimization of dynamically generated code. A specific application of this engine, a software three dimensional (3D) graphical image renderer, is described.
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