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Method and system for communicating with external device through processing unit in graphics system

US8643655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 2009
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2360/126
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention sets forth a method and system for communicating with an external device through a processing unit in a graphics system of a computing device. In one embodiment, the method comprises allocating a first set of memory buffers having a first memory buffer and a second memory buffer in the graphics system based on an identification information of the external device, and invoking a first thread processor of the processing unit of the graphics system to perform services associated with a physical layer according to the identification information of the external device by storing a first data stream received from the external device through an I/O interface of the processing unit of the graphics system in the first memory buffer and retrieving a second data stream from the second memory buffer for transmission to the external device through the I/O interface.

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