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System for Emulating Graphics Operations

  • US 20110037768A1
  • Filed: 10/15/2010
  • Published: 02/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of creating an image, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request to render a polygon having a plurality of pixels, the polygon represented by a programmable graphics processing unit (GPU) fragment program, the programmable GPU program comprising a plurality of programmable GPU fragment programs;

    converting the programmable GPU program to a central processing unit (CPU) program;

    unrolling a loop in the CPU program such that the unrolled loop will process N of the plurality of pixels;

    executing, by a CPU, the unrolled loop a variable number of times; and

    rendering the N pixels in groups of L pixels, by executing, by the CPU, the unrolled loop L/N times.

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