The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2006
Mark J. Kilgard, Austin, TX (US);
Cass W. Everitt, Round Rock, TX (US);
Christopher T. Dodd, Woodside, CA (US);
Robert Steven Glanville, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mark J. Kilgard, Austin, TX (US);
Cass W. Everitt, Round Rock, TX (US);
Christopher T. Dodd, Woodside, CA (US);
Robert Steven Glanville, Cupertino, CA (US);
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for compiling high-level primitive programs are used to generate primitive program micro-code for execution by a primitive processor. A compiler is configured to produce micro-code for a specific target primitive processor based on the target primitive processor's capabilities. The compiler supports features of the high-level primitive program by providing conversions for different applications programming interface conventions, determining output primitive types, initializing attribute arrays based on primitive input profile modifiers, and determining vertex set lengths from specified primitive input types.