Hybrid engine for central processing unit and graphics processor
US9886735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/001
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is described for generating procedural textures for a computer having a unified CPU/GPU memory architecture, to generate textures for contents that are managed by a graphics card (GPU), and including the steps of: receiving the data of a graph consisting of a plurality of filters and sequentially traversing said graph such as to allow, for each filter traversed, the steps of: identifying the processor preselected for executing this filter; receiving the instructions for the preselected version of the filter; receiving parameters of the current filter; receiving the buffer addresses of the current filter; applying the values provided for the digital-valued filter inputs; executing the filter instructions with the set parameters; storing the intermediate results obtained; and, when all of the filters of the graph have been executed, generating at least one display texture.
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