Patent ID: 7737983
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method to synchronize an application and a graphics pipeline, comprising the steps of: receiving an application generated graphics processing unit (GPU) instruction in an input stream at a predetermined component of a graphics pipeline, the application generated GPU instruction being inserted into the input stream in accordance with an application executed by a central processing unit (CPU), the predetermined component having a first portion coupled to a next component in the graphics pipeline and a second portion coupled by a feedback path to a component of the graphics pipeline; forwarding a GPU command associated with the application generated GPU instruction from the first portion to at least one of the next component and another component coupled to the predetermined component; receiving the GPU command associated with the application generated GPU instruction at the at least one of the next component and the another component, the at least one of the next component and the another component executing a predetermined number of actions associated with the GPU command;