Patents by Inventor Gregory P. Kwok

Gregory P. Kwok 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).

  • Method and system using compressed display mode list
    Patent number: 7129909
    Abstract: A method and system using a compressed display mode list is disclosed. In particular, the compressed display mode list includes a plurality of data representing the display modes. The data is formatted according to a plurality of compression format rules. The compression format rules reduce and minimize the size of the compressed display mode list. A driver controls a graphical processing unit that renders an image for displaying on a display device according to a selected display mode from the compressed display mode list. Moreover, a computer-readable medium can store the compressed display mode list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: nVidia Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Dong, Dongyi Liao, Gregory P. Kwok