Patent ID: 9298556
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A process for resetting a graphics processing unit of the type that generates a sequence of images using transformation and lighting, shading, texture mapping, and pixel processing, the process comprising: a. sending graphics commands from at least one computer processor to the graphics processing unit to control the graphics processing unit to generate the sequence of images; b. using the at least one computer processor, performing combination time and image sequence based testing comprising determining if (i) the graphics processing unit exceeds a threshold time to complete a task and (ii) the sequence of generated images falls behind; c. in response to the combination time and image sequence based testing, with the at least one computer processor conditionally resetting the graphics processing unit; and d. in response to the determining, the at least one computer processor automatically resetting the graphics processing unit.