Internet-based graphics application profile management system for updating graphic application profiles stored within the multi-GPU graphics rendering subsystems of client machines running graphics-based applications

• US 8,754,894 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2010
• Issued: 06/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: LucidLogix Software Solutions, Ltd.
• Inventors: Leviathan, Yaniv, Bakalash, Reuven
• Primary Examiner(s): Ma, Tize
• Application Number:
  US12/941,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20110072056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,317 Days
• US Class Current: 345/505
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/501 Performance criteria
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/20 Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/005 General purpose rendering architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/52 Parallel processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A multi-user computer network, in which graphics performance of client machines running graphics-based applications is optimized using an automated Internet-based graphics application profile management system. The automated Internet-based graphics application profile management system includes an Internet-based communication server, operably connected to the infrastructure of the Internet, and to a central database server, through an application server. The central database server stores graphic application profiles (GAPs) for different graphics-based applications that are capable of running on the client machines. The graphics application profiles are stored in a profile database in the multi-GPU graphics rendering subsystem of each client machine. The Internet-based communication server communicates with each client machine over the Internet, and automatically programs updated graphics application profiles (GAPs) in the profile database of each client machine. This allows for the graphics performance of each client machine to be optimized during the run-time of the graphics-based applications.

Claims

1. A graphics application profile management system comprising:

a central database server for storing graphic application profiles (GAPs) for a plurality of different graphics-based applications, said applications capable of running on a plurality of network-connected client machines;

an application server, for automatically updating graphics application profiles (GAPs) in said client machines; and

a network communication server operably connected to said central database server by way of said application server for communicating between said application server and said client machines;

wherein said client-machines include a graphics rendering system to self-optimize their graphics performance during the run-time of said graphics-based applications, and

wherein said client-machines self-optimize responsive to said updating of graphics application profiles (GAPs).

2. The graphics application profile management system of claim 1, wherein said application servers comprise means for supporting the following services:

allowing graphics-based applications to be registered with said graphics application profile management system;

allowing the users of said client machines to register said client machines with said graphics application profile management system; and

allowing registered users of said client machines to subscribe to automated graphics application profile updating services, involving the automated updating of graphics application profiles to a profile database of registered client machines, downloaded from said central database server.

3. The graphics application profile management system of claim 1, wherein said graphics-based applications support graphics-based processes selected from the group consisting of games, simulations, business processes, and other processes involving the real-time generation and display of graphics.

4. The graphics application profile management system of claim 1, wherein each said client machine is a computing system selected from the group consisting of PC-level computers, application servers, laptop computers, game console systems, and portable computing systems.

5. The graphics application profile management system of claim 1, wherein a first group of said client machines are operably connected to a local area network (LAN), and a second group of said client machines are operably connected to a wide area network (WAN).

6. The graphics application profile management system of claim 1 wherein said communicating is through the Internet.

7. The graphics application profile management system of claim 1 wherein said network communication server comprises means for transmitting streams of graphics commands and data to said client machines.

8. The graphics application profile management system of claim 1 wherein said graphics rendering system is a multi-mode parallel graphics rendering system.