Method for reducing graphics rendering failures

US9257101B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9257101-B2
Application numberUS-201213620053-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Priority dateSep 30, 2008
Publication dateFeb 9, 2016
Grant dateFeb 9, 2016

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A method and electronic device employing the method of processing a frame of graphics for display is provided that includes developing a frame in a first software frame processing stage following a first vertical blanking (VBL) heartbeat, issuing a command indicating the first stage is complete, and performing a final software frame processing stage without waiting for a subsequent VBL heartbeat. The method may alternatively include performing the final software frame processing stage regardless as to whether a target framebuffer is available, performing all but final hardware frame processing stages regardless as to whether the target framebuffer is in use, and performing the final hardware processing stage if the target framebuffer is not in use.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of processing a frame of image data for display on an electronic display, comprising: preparing an entire frame of image data targeted to be written into a first framebuffer of at least two framebuffers, wherein the entire frame of image data is configured to be displayed on the electronic display for hardware graphics processing in a software frame processing stage when the first framebuffer is being accessed by the electronic display to display an…

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What does patent US9257101B2 cover?
A method and electronic device employing the method of processing a frame of graphics for display is provided that includes developing a frame in a first software frame processing stage following a first vertical blanking (VBL) heartbeat, issuing a command indicating the first stage is complete, and performing a final software frame processing stage without waiting for a subsequent VBL heartbea…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hendry Ian, Gonion Jeffry, Sandmel Jeremy, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G09G5/395. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 09 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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