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Automatic real-time shader modification for texture fetch instrumentation

US8872823B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Jason Matthew Gould · Woodinville, US
Michael E. Pietraszak · Redmond, US
Zsolt Mathe · Issaquah, US
J. Andrew Goossen · Issaquah, US
Casey Leon Meekhof · Kirkland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 9, 2009
Grant date	Oct 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 10, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T15/50
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system are disclosed for automatic instrumentation that modifies a video game's shaders at run-time to collect detailed statistics about texture fetches such as MIP usage. The tracking may be transparent to the game application and therefore not require modifications to the application. In an embodiment, the method may be implemented in a software development kit used to record and provide texture usage data and optionally generate a report.

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