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Compositor support for graphics functions

US9633410B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Yunlong Zhou · Shanghai, CN
Qing Song · Shanghai, CN
Jianjun Ye · Plano, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T15/503
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with operating a graphics application are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a general purpose processor, a graphics processor, and memory configured to hold a graphics commands buffer and a compositor command buffer. The apparatus may further include a compositor configured to: insert a plurality of viewport commands associated with a plurality of graphics functions into the compositor command buffer, and copy a plurality of graphics commands of the graphics functions, from the graphics command buffer to the compositor command buffer. The graphics functions may be associated with a graphics application, and share a common context with the compositor. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

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