Patent ID: 9292944
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G

Claim Text:
1. A method of computing an image for display on a display device, the method comprising: loading a set of instructions and a first procedural description for computing a first image, wherein the first image comprises a plurality of pixels, wherein the first procedural description comprises instructions to compute color values of at least some of the plurality of pixels based on a time of day, wherein the first procedural description simulates a color gradient indicating a current time of day at the display device, and wherein the set of instructions and first procedural description comprise a fragment program; and executing, using one or more graphical processing units (GPUs), the fragment program on one or more of the plurality of pixels simultaneously to generate the first image, wherein the first image is used as at least part of a display on the display device.