Abstract: In examples, a virtual channel allocated to a virtual machine may be used to transmit image data representing a display surface to memory assigned to the display surface in a virtual address space of the virtual machine. A physical display engine may be configured to fetch the image data from the memory, perform desired transformations, and send the resulting output to the display surface to display. Privileged software may process requests from virtual machines for allocations or configurations of display surfaces and configure the physical display engine, a memory system, and/or other system components accordingly. Software running on a virtual machine may use virtual channels to submit the requests and transmit image data for display surfaces to memory using the virtual address space. A virtual channel may be provided by a virtual network adapter assigned to the virtual machine.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) overdrive interpolation circuit and method, and an LCD drive system incorporating the circuit or method. In one embodiment, the circuit includes: (1) a diagonal interpolator operable to perform a diagonal interpolation along a diagonal direction in a lookup table based on TO and FROM gray levels and (2) a further interpolator coupled to the diagonal interpolator and operable to perform a further interpolation based on a result of the diagonal interpolation and the FROM gray level.

Abstract: A graphics server for remotely rendering a composite image and a method of use thereof. One embodiment of the graphics server includes: (1) a graphics renderer configured to render updates for a plurality of graphics windows within the composite image and (2) a display processing unit (DPU) configured to identify changed portions of the composite image and provide the changed portions to an encoder for encoding and subsequent transmission.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining whether a same disc is loaded in an optical drive. The method comprises the steps of measuring a time interval between a disc insertion event resulting from a disc insertion command and a disc ejection event resulting from a disc ejection command, comparing the time interval with a predefined value, and indicating that the same disc is loaded in the optical disc if the time interval is smaller than the predefined value.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) overdrive interpolation circuit and method, and an LCD drive system incorporating the circuit or method. In one embodiment, the circuit includes: (1) a diagonal interpolator operable to perform a diagonal interpolation along a diagonal direction in a lookup table based on TO and FROM gray levels and (2) a further interpolator coupled to the diagonal interpolator and operable to perform a further interpolation based on a result of the diagonal interpolation and the FROM gray level.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes techniques for compositing image surfaces to generate a display image for display. A display engine receives a first set of parameters associated with a first image surface stored in a memory. The display engine receives a second set of parameters associated with a second image surface stored in the memory, wherein the second image surface overlaps at least a portion of the first image surface. The display engine selects a first pixel group that is associated with the first image surface and does not contribute visually to the display image. The display engine prevents the first pixel group from being retrieved from the first image surface. One advantage of the disclosed embodiments is that power consumption is reduced and memory performance is improved by preventing retrieval of pixel information that does not contribute to the final visual display transmitted to the display device.

Abstract: A graphics server for remotely rendering a composite image and a method of use thereof. One embodiment of the graphics server includes: (1) a graphics renderer configured to render updates for a plurality of graphics windows within the composite image and (2) a display processing unit (DPU) configured to identify changed portions of the composite image and provide the changed portions to an encoder for encoding and subsequent transmission.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining whether a same disc is loaded in an optical drive. The method comprises a step of measuring a time interval between a disc insertion event resulting from a disc insertion command and a disc ejection event resulting from a disc ejection command. It further comprises a step of comparing said time interval with a predefined value. The disc is meant as still loaded in said optical drive if said time interval is smaller than said predefined value.

Abstract: For visual user-presentation of a compilation system for multiple audio and/or visual items each item is associated with various attributes that each express a category, a value, or a label, and through selection among the items produces a compiled subset of items. In particular, the presentation is multidimensional in parallel over the various attributes, that each allow said selection therein on a uniform level. Through each selection presentation of items that discord with the actual selection is suppressed, so that each selection diminishes the multidimensionality of said presentation. Furthermore, a selection of effectivity controls is displayed.