Sprite graphics rendering system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9978115
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15425598

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A set of tools, in the form of a software developers kit (SDK) for a graphics rendering system, is provided to improve overall graphics operations. In general, the tools are directed to analyzing a scene tree and optimizing its presentation to one or more graphics processing units (GPUs) so as to improve rendering operations. This overall goal is provided through a number of different capabilities, each of which is presented to software developers through a new applications programming interface (API).

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
de, Richebourg Jacques P Gasselin Sunnyvale, US 2 23
Oriol, Timothy R Cupertino, US 35 188

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