Abstract: A deferred shading graphics pipeline processor and method are provided encompassing numerous substructures. Embodiments of the processor and method may include one or more of deferred shading, a tiled frame buffer, and multiple?stage hidden surface removal processing. In the deferred shading graphics pipeline, hidden surface removal is completed before pixel coloring is done. The pipeline processor comprises a command fetch and decode unit, a geometry unit, a mode extraction unit, a sort unit, a setup unit, a cull unit, a mode injection unit, a fragment unit, a texture unit, a Phong lighting unit, a pixel unit, and a backend unit.

Abstract: A system and methods for integrating laboratory instrumentation and applications to provide a unified control and coordination architecture under a common interface. The system provides mechanisms for detection of various hardware and software components wherein the individual functionalities and input/output data types for each component are automatically recognized and incorporated into a centralized control system that provides live monitoring of the operational status of available components.

Abstract: A system and methods for integrating laboratory instrumentation and applications to provide a unified control and coordination architecture under a common interface. The system provides mechanisms for detection of various hardware and software components wherein the individual functionalities and input/output data types for each component are automatically recognized and incorporated into a centralized control system that provides live monitoring of the operational status of available components.

Abstract: The technology of the present invention allows the creation of a single master document, called a script, to serve multiple functions by defining a set of data fields as well as a hierarchy of organization in terms of token-value pairs. By applying a “distillation” process the content of the script may be optimized, effectively compressing the script for various purposes such as user interface generation, data processing, or data transmission. The size of a set of data records, for example, may be greatly reduced by separating the content of the data from the meaning, permitting a computer with limited resources such as a hand-held unit to transmit a very large amount of data in a small data record along with a “meaning token”. The distilled data package may then be expanded by the receiving unit using the “meaning token” in the package, which contains the instructions for the expansion process.