Plug-in architecture for window management and desktop compositing effects

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7996787
APP PUB NO 20080189651A1
SERIAL NO

11702646

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A system and method that relates to a plug-in architecture that enables accelerated rendering and compositing of one or more graphical effects instantiated by one or more separate visual effect plug-ins. The plug-in architecture enables setting up visual effects, accepting graphical output requests, customizing visual effects, and/or allowing enhanced graphics rendering for desktop usage, among other things. The invention provides a modular approach to customizing and rendering visual effects. The plug-in architecture enables plug-ins to be exchanged, modified, removed, and added, among other things.

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APPLE INCONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Reveman, David Boston, US 4 102

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