Patent ID: 9401004
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: G06T,G09G

Claim Text:
1. A method for changing a state of a graphics processing pipeline, comprising: storing first state data associated with a first state change method in a memory included in a front end of a graphics processing unit (GPU); transmitting the first state data to the graphics processing pipeline to change the state of the graphics processing pipeline to a first state; receiving, by the front end, a second state change method that includes second state data; transmitting the second state data to the graphics processing pipeline, while the first state data is maintained in the memory of the front end, to change the state of the graphics processing pipeline from the first state to a second state, wherein the second state data is not written into the memory of the front end; and after transmitting the second state data, transmitting the first state data from the memory of the front end to the graphics processing pipeline to change the state of the graphics processing pipeline from the second state back to the first state.