Patent ID: 9324174
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06F,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A method of rendering a graphical image comprising: with a central processing unit, providing commands to processors including a first and a second processor: providing a first device mask command instructing the first processor to execute one or more first commands following the first device mask command, and further instructing the second processor to not execute the one or more first commands following the first device mask command; providing the one or more first commands to the processors, the one or more first commands comprising a command instructing the processors to turn geometry pulling off; providing the second device mask command instructing the second processor to execute one or more second commands following the second device mask command, and further instructing the first processor to not execute the one or more second commands following the second device mask command; providing the one or more second commands to the processors, the one or more second commands including a command instructing the processors to turn geometry pulling on; providing the third device mask command instructing the first processor to execute one or more third commands following the third device mask command and further instructing the second processor to execute the one or more third commands following the third device mask command; and providing the one or more third commands to the processors, the one or more third commands comprising a rendering command, wherein the first processor executes the one or more first commands after the first device mask command and before the second device mask command, then ignores the one or more second commands after the second device mask command and before the third device mask command, and wherein the second processor ignores the one or more first commands after the first device mask command and before the second device mask command, then executes the one or more second commands after the second device mask command and before the third device mask command.