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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2001
Matthew P. Radecki, Oviedo, FL (US);
Timothy M. Kelley, Orlando, FL (US);
Phillip J. Rogers, Pepperell, MA (US);
ATI International SRL, Christchurch, BB;
Abstract
A video graphics system employs a method and apparatus for improving throughput of the system. The video graphics system includes a graphics driver, a graphics processor, and a memory. Responsive to receiving a drawing command from an application, the graphics driver determines whether the graphics processor can begin executing the drawing command within a desired period of time. When the graphics processor is heavily loaded and cannot begin executing the command within the desired period of time, the graphics driver partially processes stored vertex information associated with the drawing command, and preferably stores the pre-processed vertex information in the memory. The graphics driver then preferably issues a new drawing command relating to the stored pre-processed information and instructing the graphics processor not to perform any of the processing already performed by the graphics driver. The graphics driver is preferably implemented in software and stored on a computer-readable storage medium.