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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Applicants:
Edward A. Hutchins, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian K. Angell, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edward A. Hutchins, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian K. Angell, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G09G 5/37 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A graphics processor has elements of a graphics pipeline coupled by distributors. The distributors permit the process flow of pixel packets through the pipeline to be reconfigured in response to a command from a host.