COMMAND REMOTING

• US 20140146063A1
• Filed: 02/03/2014
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Abdo, Nadim Y., Dror, Asael, McMullen, Max Alan, Patrick, Stuart Ray
• Granted Patent: US 10,002,403 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/530
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/60 Memory management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/005 General purpose rendering architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/10 Constructive solid geometry [CSG] using solid primitives, e.g. cylinders, cubes

Abstract

Various techniques for remoting graphics are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a computing device;

one or more memories configured to store a plurality of graphics primitives;

one or more storage devices having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the computing device, cause the system at least to;

store the plurality of graphics primitives in the one or more memories, the plurality of graphics primitives generated by one or more processes executing on the computing device on behalf of a client remote to the computing device;

determine an order for executing the plurality of graphics primitives on the client; and

transmit information indicative of the order for executing the plurality of graphics primitives on the client.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising the one or more storage devices having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the computing device, cause the system at least to:

store identification information in the one or more memories, the identification information corresponding to a graphics primitive of the plurality of graphics primitives, the identification information indicative of the order for executing the graphics primitives.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more storage devices having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the computing device, cause the system at least to:

determine the order for executing the plurality of graphics primitives based at least in part on interleaving a first command for rendering a bitmap with a second command for rendering a vertex.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the information indicative of the order for executing the plurality of graphics primitives comprises commands for rendering a bitmap, rendering a vertex, and executing a bit-block transfer.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more storage devices having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the computing device, cause the system at least to:

receive, from a process of the one or more processes, an application programming interface construct; and

generating a graphics primitive based at least in part on the application programming interface construct.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more storage devices having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the computing device, cause the system at least to:

synchronize a plurality of commands for rendering bitmaps and vertices with respect to a command for executing a bit-block transfer.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more storage devices having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the computing device, cause the system at least to:

store a first graphics primitive of the plurality of graphics primitives in a static buffer in response to receiving information indicative of the first graphics primitive changing infrequently; and

store a second graphics primitive of the plurality of graphics primitives in a dynamic buffer in response to receiving information indicative of the second graphics primitive changing frequently.

8. A computer readable storage device having stored thereon processor executable instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:

store a plurality of graphics primitives in one or more memories, the plurality of graphics primitives generated by one or more processes executing on one or more computers on behalf of a client remote to the one or more computers;

determine an order for executing the plurality of graphics primitives on the client; and

transmit information indicative of the order for executing the plurality of graphics primitives on the client.

9. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, having stored thereon further instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:

store identification information in the one or more memories, the identification information corresponding to a graphics primitive of the plurality of graphics primitives, the identification information indicative of the order for executing the graphics primitives.

10. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, having stored thereon further instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:

determine the order for executing the plurality of graphics primitives based at least in part on ordering a first command for rendering a bitmap with respect to a second command for rendering a vertex.

11. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the information indicative of the order for executing the plurality of graphics primitives comprises commands for rendering a bitmap, rendering a vertex, and executing a bit-block transfer.

12. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, having stored thereon further instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:

store a first graphics primitive of the plurality of graphics primitives in a static buffer in response to receiving information indicative of the first graphics primitive changing infrequently; and

store a second graphics primitive of the plurality of graphics primitives in a dynamic buffer in response to receiving information indicative of the second graphics primitive changing frequently.

13. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, having stored thereon further instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:

receive, from a process of the one or more processes, an application programming interface construct; and

generating a graphics primitive based at least in part on the application programming interface construct.

14. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, having stored thereon further instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:

send identification information for the one or more graphics primitives to a GPU scheduler.

15. The computer readable storage device of claim 8, having stored thereon further instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:

receive information indicative of a graphics processing unit of the client.

16. A method for rendering graphics on a client, the method comprising:

receiving, from a server in communication with the client over a network, a vertex and a bitmap, the vertex and bitmap associated with graphics primitives processed on the server;

receiving information indicative of an order for rendering the vertex and the bitmap on the client; and

rendering the graphics on the client based at least in part on the vertex, the bitmap, and the information indicative of the order for rendering.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

executing a bit-block transfer command based at least in part on the information indicative of the order for rendering.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein executing the bit-block transfer command comprises combining the bitmap with one or more additional bitmaps.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the graphics primitives processed on the server correspond to a process executing on the server on behalf of the client.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving, from the server, a command to perform an action comprising at least one of a screen to screen blit, a pattern blit, or a solid fill.