Hybrid graphic display
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1. A method of displaying graphics data, said method comprising:
- accessing said graphics data in a memory subsystem associated with a first graphics subsystem;
rendering said graphics data with said first graphics subsystem to produce rendered graphics data operable to be displayed by said first graphics subsystem;
transmitting said rendered graphics data from said first graphics subsystem to a second graphics subsystem, wherein said rendered graphics data is transmitted to a raster generator of said second graphics subsystem; and
displaying said rendered graphics data on a monitor coupled to said second graphics subsystem, wherein said second graphics subsystem is operable to display said graphic data in response to receiving said rendered graphics data.
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Abstract
A method of displaying graphics data is described. The method involves accessing the graphics data in a memory subsystem associated with one graphics subsystem. The graphics data is transmitted to a second graphics subsystem, where it is displayed on a monitor coupled to the second graphics subsystem.
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1. A method of displaying graphics data, said method comprising:
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accessing said graphics data in a memory subsystem associated with a first graphics subsystem; rendering said graphics data with said first graphics subsystem to produce rendered graphics data operable to be displayed by said first graphics subsystem; transmitting said rendered graphics data from said first graphics subsystem to a second graphics subsystem, wherein said rendered graphics data is transmitted to a raster generator of said second graphics subsystem; and displaying said rendered graphics data on a monitor coupled to said second graphics subsystem, wherein said second graphics subsystem is operable to display said graphic data in response to receiving said rendered graphics data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for transmitting graphics data from a first graphics subsystem to a second graphics subsystem, said system comprising:
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a memory subsystem, associated with said first graphics subsystem, for storing and said graphics data; a display engine, coupled to said memory subsystem, for retrieving said graphics data; a pixel pipeline operable for performing a rendering operation on said graphics data to produce rendered graphics data, wherein said rendered graphics data is operable to be displayed by said first graphics subsystem; and an input/output (I/O) block, coupled to said display engine, for transmitting said graphics data to said second graphics subsystem, wherein said second graphics subsystem is operable to display said graphic data in response to receiving said graphics data, and wherein said rendered graphics data is transmitted to a raster generator of said second graphics subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A method of displaying graphics data, said method comprising:
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receiving packed graphics data from a first graphics subsystem into a second graphics subsystem, wherein said graphics data is operable for display by said first graphics subsystem; unpacking said packed graphics data into said graphics data; and outputting said graphics data to a monitor coupled to said second graphics subsystem, wherein said second graphics subsystem is operable to display said graphic data in response to receiving said graphics data, wherein said rendered graphics data is output by a raster generator of said second graphics subsystem.
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