EP0875855A3
Graphics processing system
Abstract
The present invention discloses apparatus for, and a method of, rendering image data prior to outputting of the resulting image. A graphics co-processor (224) is utilized together with a host CPU (202), the former having a plurality of data calculation streams (241, 242, 243) arranged in parallel fashion. Only one of the data calculation streams (241, 242, 243) is operated at any one time. Preferably at least one (242) of the data calculation streams is able to be reconfigured.
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0875855
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0875855
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0875855
- Application
- 98303363
- Application, DOCDB
- 98303363
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19980303363
Titles3
- German
- Graphisches Verarbeitungssystem
- English
- Graphics processing system
- French
- Système de traitement graphique
Classification
- CPC, 10
- G06T15/005
- G06F9/3879
- G06F9/3885
- G06F9/3897
- G06F17/147
- G06T1/20
- G06T2200/28
- G11C7/1075
- H04N19/42
- H04N19/90
- IPC, 7
- G06F9 38
- G06F17 14
- G06T1 20
- G06T9 00
- G06T15 00
- G11C7 10
- H04N7 26
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia