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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
Kapil V. Sakariya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Victor H. Yin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael F. Culbert, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Kapil V. Sakariya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Victor H. Yin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael F. Culbert, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for improving graphics abilities while switching between graphics processing units (GPUs). Some embodiments may include a display system, including a plurality of graphics processing units (GPUs) and a memory buffer coupled to the GPUs via a timing controller, where the memory buffer stores data associated with a first video frame from a first GPU within the plurality of GPUs and where the timing controller is switching between the first GPU and a second GPU within the plurality.