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Method of and apparatus for processing graphics

US9965886B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

42References

25Claims

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Assignee

ARM Norway AS · NO

Inventors

Edvard Sorgard · Trondheim, NO
Borgar Ljosland · Trondheim, NO
Jorn Nystad · Trondheim, NO
Mario Blazevic · Lena, NO
Frank Klaeboe Langtind · Melhus, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 28, 2007
Grant date	May 8, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09G5/397
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A graphics processor includes a graphics object list building unit that determines the location of each draw call in a scene to be rendered and generates a list of draw calls for each sub-region (tile) that the scene to be rendered is divided into. The draw call lists are stored in a memory. A graphics object selection unit of a renderer of the graphics processor then determines which draw call is to be rendered next by considering the draw call list stored in the memory for the sub-region (tile) of the scene that is currently being rendered.

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