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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Applicants:
David Read Tarditi, Jr., Kirkland, WA (US);
Vivian Sewelson, Vashon, WA (US);
Inventors:
David Read Tarditi, Jr., Kirkland, WA (US);
Vivian Sewelson, Vashon, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Although GPUs have been harnessed to solve non-graphics problems, these solutions are not widespread because GPUs remain difficult to program. Instead, an interpreter simplifies the task of programming a GPU by providing language constructs such as a set of data types and operations that are more familiar to non-graphics programmers. The interpreter maps these familiar language constructs to the more difficult graphics programming resources such as DirectX®, OpenGL®, Cg®, and/or HLSL®.