Patent ID: 7436406
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G06F,G08G

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of providing a graphical display for a desktop application, comprising: providing an application programming interface associated with a three-dimensional graphics circuit module, the application programming interface to process two-dimensional scene graph commands; generating at least one two-dimensional scene graph command to create a respective at least one two-dimensional object; receiving the at least one two-dimensional scene graph command with the application programming interface; generating two-dimensional scene graph data with the application programming interface in accordance with the receiving the at least one two-dimensional scene graph command, the two-dimensional scene graph data including the at least one two-dimensional object; storing the two-dimensional scene graph data including the at least one two-dimensional object as part of a scene graph data group in a local memory diposed upon the three-dimensional graphics circuit module, wherein the three-dimensional graphics circuit module is coupled to a central processing unit, wherein the three-dimensional graphics circuit module includes a local processor coupled to the local memory; generating another at least one two-dimensional scene graph command associated with the at least one two-dimensional object; interpreting the another at least one two-dimensional scene graph command with the application programming interface; and rendering at least one two-dimensional image on the graphical display with the local processor in accordance with results of the interpreting, wherein the at least one two-dimensional image is derived from the at least one two-dimensional object stored in the local memory.