Automatically testing compatibility between a graphics card and a graphics program
US8842125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T1/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network server includes a processor, a network, and a computer-readable medium that stores content data for use on a client device having a graphics card with a GPU and a general purpose processor. The content data includes a graphics program configured to execute on the graphics card of the client device to generate graphics content. A compatibility test program includes a test instruction executable on the graphics card to generate a compatibility indication that is indicative of whether the graphics card of the client device is capable of correctly executing the graphics program. A request processing routine includes instructions that, when executed on the processor of the network server, are configured to receive a request for the content data from the client device via the network interface and, in response to the received request, automatically provide the compatibility test program to the client device.
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