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Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2010
Applicant:

Philip Browning Johnson, Campbell, CA (US);

Inventor:

Philip Browning Johnson, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:

NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/80 (2006.01); G06F 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/36 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Multiple graphics processors in a graphics processing system are interconnected in a unidirectional or bidirectional ring topology, allowing pixels to transferred from any one graphics processor to any other graphics processor. The system can automatically identify one or more 'master' graphics processors to which one or more monitors are connected and configures the links of the ring such that one or more other graphics processors can deliver pixels to the master graphics processor, facilitating distributed rendering operations. The system can also automatically detect the connections or lack thereof between the graphics processors.


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