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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
John Harper, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ralph Brunner, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter Graffagnino, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark Zimmer, Aptos, CA (US);
John Harper, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ralph Brunner, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter Graffagnino, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark Zimmer, Aptos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for producing images including an application program interface. The system includes an API and techniques for creating images by defining relationships between filters and images, such relationships programmatically assembled in an object by a cooperative session between a requesting application and a graphics services resource. The system also includes aspects regarding optimization of the programmatically assembled object and techniques for rendering in multi-processor environment.