Patent ID: 6121974
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method for storing a group of blocks of information in a first memory, each of said blocks of information being associated with an element of an image which may be displayed, said method comprising:marking each of the blocks according to at least one predetermined characteristic of the information; andstoring said blocks in said first memory in accordance with a predetermined priority schedule for said characteristic,wherein said blocks of information comprise texture maps and said elements are pixels of a display system, andwherein said first memory is comprised of free space areas and non-free space areas, said non-free space areas representing first memory area which is not available for storing said blocks of information, said free space areas being representative of first memory space available for storing said blocks of information, said method further including:registering all free space areas of said first memory;fetching a largest one of said blocks of information;finding a smallest one of said free space areas;attempting to fit said largest one of said blocks into said smallest one of said free space areas.