Cloud based system for and method of translating between disparate 3D graphics languages in client-server computing environments
US8922569B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T1/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client-server computing system includes a server with a virtual display driver that marshals and transmits graphics application programming interface (API) functions to a client via a network. The virtual display driver includes a translation module that classifies graphics commands according to graphics library type and, if necessary, translates commands from one type to another such that the original command can be executed on the client. The translation module enables the server and the client to utilize different types of graphics libraries, such as the Direct3D API and the OpenGL API.
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