Patent ID: 7916147

Claim:
A method of generating a compressed video data signal using a graphics processor module, comprising the steps of: a) intercepting a first set of instructions for said graphics processor module, said first set of instructions relating to how to render image frames; b) generating a second set of instructions for said graphics processor module; c) processing said first set of instructions or said second set of instructions or a combination thereof in said graphics processor module to generate first graphics data, said first graphics data comprising image frames; d) processing said second set of instructions in said graphics processor module to generate second graphics data; e) processing said second graphics data to generate compression assistance data; and f) processing said first graphics data using said compression assistance data to generate a compressed video data signal; wherein the generation of said second set of instructions comprises analyzing said first set of instructions to determine which instructions of said first set of instructions are useful for the generation of compression assistance data.