Appeal 2007-1573
Application 10/705,094
been indicated as containing allowable subject matter (Answer 2; Final
Rejection 6). We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We reverse.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants invented a method for dynamic load-balancing of multiple
graphics pipelines in a computer graphical display system. The time taken
by each pipeline to render their respective portions of the image is analyzed.
Based at least in part on this analysis, the system automatically adjusts the
respective portions of the image of the pipelines for rendering the image
accordingly.2
Claim 44 is illustrative:
44. A method of dynamic load-balancing of a plurality of graphics
pipelines in a computer graphical display system, comprising:
allocating a portion of a graphics image to be rendered to each of said
plurality of graphics pipelines;
analyzing the time taken by each of said plurality of graphics
pipelines to render their respective portions of said graphics image; and
automatically adjusting said respective portions of said graphics
image of said plurality of graphics pipelines based at least in part on said
analysis of the time taken by each of said plurality of graphics pipelines to
render said respective portions of said graphics image.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference to show
unpatentability:
Narayanaswami US 5,757,385 May 26, 1998
2 See generally Specification ¶¶ 0010-11.
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