Patent ID: 6466227
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A programmable visualization apparatus for processing graphical data, comprising:a central processing unit for executing a visualization application and a scheduler; a third level of memory connected to the central processing unit, the third level of memory storing the graphical data, the graphical data being partitioned into a plurality of blocks; a second level of memory connected to the central processing unit by a system bus, the second level of memory for storing a sub-set of the plurality of blocks; a first level of memory connected to the second level of memory by a memory bus, the scheduler storing an ordered list of blocks in the first level memory; a processor element connected to the first level of memory by a processor bus; a dispatcher connected to the first, the second, and the third memories and the processor element, the dispatcher for transferring blocks from the third, to the second, and from the second to the third level memories according to the order of the list of blocks.