Patent ID: 7525547

Claim:
A method for operating a plurality of graphics devices comprising: using the plurality of graphics devices, including at least one first graphics device and at least one second graphics device, to process a sequence of images, including a first image and a second image, wherein the at least one first graphics device processes the first image, and the at least one second graphics device processes the second image; communicating a first command associated with the first image to the at least one first graphics device and the at least one second graphics device, wherein the first command is to be executed by the at least one first graphics device and by the at least one second graphics device; and communicating a second command associated with the first image to the at least one first graphics device and the at least one second graphics device, wherein the second command is to be executed by the at least one first graphics device but not by the at least one second graphics device, wherein the plurality of graphics devices are configured to receive commands via a command buffer shared by the plurality of graphic devices, wherein the first command and the second command are communicated to at least one first graphics device and the at least one second graphics device via the command buffer.