Patents by Inventor Ralf Biermann

Ralf Biermann 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).

  • Distributed rendering of texture data
    Patent number: 7969444
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing the workload of rendering an image where texture mapping is involved among multiple graphics processing units (GPUs) are provided. The method generally entails dividing a texture map among multiple GPUs, performing texture mapping in each GPU to render image data in each GPU's frame buffer, combining the image data from each frame buffer, and scanning out the combined image to a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Ralf Biermann, Barthold B. Lichtenbelt, Ross A. Cunniff, Jeffrey F. Juliano, Jeffrey A. Bolz
  • Method for synchronizing graphics processing units
    Patent number: 7859542
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing two of more graphics processing units. The method includes the steps of determining whether the phase of a first timing signal of a first graphics processing unit and the phase of a second timing signal of a second graphics processing unit are synchronized, and adjusting the frequency of the first timing signal to the frequency of the second timing signal if the first timing signal and the second timing signal are not synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Ian M. Williams, Dat T. Nguyen, Jeffrey Chandler Doughty, Ralf Biermann, Kenneth Leon Adams, Jr., Andrew B. Ritger, Satish D. Salian, Fred D. Nicklisch
  • Method for synchronizing graphics processing units
    Patent number: 7483031
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing two of more graphics processing units. The method includes the steps of determining whether the phase of a first timing signal of a first graphics processing unit and the phase of a second timing signal of a second graphics processing unit are synchronized, and adjusting the frequency of the first timing signal to the frequency of the second timing signal if the first timing signal and the second timing signal are not synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Ian M. Williams, Dat T. Nguyen, Jeffrey Chandler Doughty, Ralf Biermann, Kenneth Leon Adams, Jr., Andrew B. Ritger, Satish D. Salian, Fred D. Nicklisch
  • Method for synchronizing graphics processing units
    Publication number: 20040207618
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing two of more graphics processing units. The method includes the steps of determining whether the phase of a first timing signal of a first graphics processing unit and the phase of a second timing signal of a second graphics processing unit are synchronized, and adjusting the frequency of the first timing signal to the frequency of the second timing signal if the first timing signal and the second timing signal are not synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Ian M. Williams, Dat T. Nguyen, Jeffrey Chandler Doughty, Ralf Biermann, Kenneth Leon Adams, Andrew B. Ritger, Satish D. Salian, Fred D. Nicklisch