Patent ID: 7999814
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a graphics processor which switches and executes a process of a first image processing generating image data on a first image as a unit of display and a process of a second image processing performing processing of the first image and generating a second image; and a main processor which controls the graphics processor, wherein the graphics processor comprises: an arithmetic processing unit which executes one step of process of the first image processing, variably controlling one processing time span, and executes one step of process of the second image processing within a predetermined processing time; and a process completion notifying unit which notifies the main processor about completion of one step of process of the first image processing, and the main processor comprises a process switching requesting unit which requests the graphics processor to switch the process in the arithmetic processing unit from the process of the first image processing to the process of the second image processing when detecting the completion of one step of process of the first image processing communicated by the process completion notifying unit and to switch the process in the arithmetic processing unit from the process of the second image processing to the process of the first image processing at the point in time when the predetermined processing time expires.