Patents by Inventor John D. Rosasco
John D. Rosasco has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10115230Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for generating optimized shader programs (e.g., vertex and fragment) at run-time are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for determining when an executing graphics program (a “client”) issues a command that, to be carried out, would require a significant change in the currently executing shader program (a “shader”). When this is detected, the client's specified change may be used to identify a minimal set of shader instructions that can provide the client's designated effect. The instructions so identified, may be used to generate a shader optimized for that effect.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: John D. Rosasco
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Publication number: 20160350968Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for generating optimized shader programs (e.g., vertex and fragment) at run-time are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for determining when an executing graphics program (a “client”) issues a command that, to be carried out, would require a significant change in the currently executing shader program (a “shader”). When this is detected, the client's specified change may be used to identify a minimal set of shader instructions that can provide the client's designated effect. The instructions so identified, may be used to generate a shader optimized for that effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventor: John D. Rosasco
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Patent number: 9412193Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for generating optimized shader programs (e.g., vertex and fragment) at run-time are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for determining when an executing graphics program (a “client”) issues a command that, to be carried out, would require a significant change in the currently executing shader program (a “shader”). When this is detected, the client's specified change may be used to identify a minimal set of shader instructions that can provide the client's designated effect. The instructions so identified, may be used to generate a shader optimized for that effect.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: John D. Rosasco
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Patent number: 8488906Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and machine readable media for pixel transformations. One exemplary method includes: determining a state of a pixel format transformation, wherein a pixel format includes a predetermined number of pixel data components and a predetermined number of bits for each of the pixel data components and wherein the state includes a source pixel format and a destination pixel format and at least one intermediate pixel format; converting pixel data in the source pixel format to pixel data in the intermediate pixel format; and converting the pixel data in the intermediate pixel format to pixel data in the destination pixel format. In certain embodiments, a method includes building and compiling a function, at run-time, for the pixel format transformation based upon the state.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John D. Rosasco, John Stauffer
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Publication number: 20120306877Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for generating optimized shader programs (e.g., vertex and fragment) at run-time are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for determining when an executing graphics program (a “client”) issues a command that, to be carried out, would require a significant change in the currently executing shader program (a “shader”). When this is detected, the client's specified change may be used to identify a minimal set of shader instructions that can provide the client's designated effect. The instructions so identified, may be used to generate a shader optimized for that effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventor: John D. Rosasco
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Publication number: 20120070076Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and machine readable media for pixel transformations. One exemplary method includes: determining a state of a pixel format transformation, wherein a pixel format includes a predetermined number of pixel data components and a predetermined number of bits for each of the pixel data components and wherein the state includes a source pixel format and a destination pixel format and at least one intermediate pixel format; converting pixel data in the source pixel format to pixel data in the intermediate pixel format; and converting the pixel data in the intermediate pixel format to pixel data in the destination pixel format. In certain embodiments, a method includes building and compiling a function, at run-time, for the pixel format transformation based upon the state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: John D. Rosasco, John Stauffer
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Patent number: 8068692Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and machine readable media for pixel transformations. One exemplary method includes: determining a state of a pixel format transformation, wherein a pixel format includes a predetermined number of pixel data components and a predetermined number of bits for each of the pixel data components and wherein the state includes a source pixel format and a destination pixel format and at least one intermediate pixel format; converting pixel data in the source pixel format to pixel data in the intermediate pixel format; and converting the pixel data in the intermediate pixel format to pixel data in the destination pixel format. In certain embodiments, a method includes building and compiling a function, at run-time, for the pixel format transformation based upon the state.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John D. Rosasco, John Stauffer
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Publication number: 20100202713Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and machine readable media for pixel transformations. One exemplary method includes: determining a state of a pixel format transformation, wherein a pixel format includes a predetermined number of pixel data components and a predetermined number of bits for each of the pixel data components and wherein the state includes a source pixel format and a destination pixel format and at least one intermediate pixel format; converting pixel data in the source pixel format to pixel data in the intermediate pixel format; and converting the pixel data in the intermediate pixel format to pixel data in the destination pixel format. In certain embodiments, a method includes building and compiling a function, at run-time, for the pixel format transformation based upon the state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: John D. Rosasco, John Stauffer
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Patent number: 7706629Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and machine readable media for pixel transformations. One exemplary method includes: determining a state of a pixel format transformation, wherein a pixel format includes a predetermined number of pixel data components and a predetermined number of bits for each of the pixel data components and wherein the state includes a source pixel format and a destination pixel format and at least one intermediate pixel format; converting pixel data in the source pixel format to pixel data in the intermediate pixel format; and converting the pixel data in the intermediate pixel format to pixel data in the destination pixel format. In certain embodiments, a method includes building and compiling a function, at run-time, for the pixel format transformation based upon the state.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John D. Rosasco, John Stauffer
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Patent number: 6317137Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided for multi-threaded texture modulation in axis-aligned volume rendering. Three texture modulation threads are used to modulate texture of three sets of the volumetric data (image sets) in accordance with a texture modulation request. Control is returned from the first texture modulation thread to a main rendering thread while the first texture modulation thread is executing. A user can then interact with a display view while the first texture modulation thread is executing. An intermediate display view of a texture modulated set of volumetric data can be rendered. In one example, a plurality of display connections and contexts are opened for the main rendering thread and each texture modulation thread respectively. Sets of pixel buffers and look-up tables are provided for the respective texture modulation threads. A texture object is included in a context of the main rendering thread.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1998Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.Inventor: John D. Rosasco