Memory management in graphics and compute application programming interfaces
US9612884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/363
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods are provided for creating objects in a way that permits an API client to explicitly participate in memory management for an object created using the API. Methods for managing data object memory include requesting memory requirements for an object using an API and expressly allocating a memory location for the object based on the memory requirements. Methods are also provided for cloning objects such that a state of the object remains unchanged from the original object to the cloned object or can be explicitly specified.
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