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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2004
Daniel J. Driscoll, Spring, TX (US);
Joseph D. Walters, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig E. Dowdall, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Charles E. Buffington, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Daniel J. Driscoll, Spring, TX (US);
Joseph D. Walters, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig E. Dowdall, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Charles E. Buffington, Santa Clara, CA (US);
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of a field changeable graphics system for a computing device includes a graphics card and an interface assembly. The interface assembly is adapted to interface the graphics card with the motherboard of a computing device, without directly mounting the graphics card to the motherboard. One advantage of the disclosed graphics system is that it enables a computing device user to upgrade the existing device's graphics system. Thus, the user is not forced to purchase an entirely new computing device in order to take advantage of graphics innovations. This advantage is particularly significant for users of portable computing devices, such as laptop computers and PDAs.