Patents by Inventor Jianping Ji

Jianping Ji 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 apparatus for configuring a plurality of displays into a single large surface display
    Patent number: 8954872
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that provides, by mapping logic, output to a selected display of a plurality of displays forming an arrangement, where the selected display provides a visual indication in response to the output. The visual indication indicates that the selected display is ready to be mapped to an image data portion corresponding to the selected display's physical position within the arrangement. The method maps the image data portion to the selected display. The image data portion is stored in a frame buffer, and is mapped in response to input indicating the selected display's physical position. The frame buffer stores a single large surface image as a plurality of image data portions, where each image data portion is mapped to a corresponding display of the plurality of displays. An apparatus is also disclosed, that operates in accordance with the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Orr, Christina M. Elder, Wenzhan Xie, Jianping Ji
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A PLURALITY OF DISPLAYS INTO A SINGLE LARGE SURFACE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20110047489
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that provides, by mapping logic, output to a selected display of a plurality of displays forming an arrangement, where the selected display provides a visual indication in response to the output. The visual indication indicates that the selected display is ready to be mapped to an image data portion corresponding to the selected display's physical position within the arrangement. The method maps the image data portion to the selected display. The image data portion is stored in a frame buffer, and is mapped in response to input indicating the selected display's physical position. The frame buffer stores a single large surface image as a plurality of image data portions, where each image data portion is mapped to a corresponding display of the plurality of displays. An apparatus is also disclosed, that operates in accordance with the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Orr, Christina M. Elder, Wenzhan Xie, Jianping Ji