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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Terrence John Carraher, Fremont, CA (US);
Herbert O. Ledebohm, Georgetown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Terrence John Carraher, Fremont, CA (US);
Herbert O. Ledebohm, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for communicating sub-device state information. In use, a plurality of sub-devices of a device is exposed to an application, utilizing a driver. A request may then be received from the application for state information associated with at least one of the sub-devices. In response to the request, the state information is provided to the application.