3D Graphics Display Mode Manager for Power and Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
In computing systems that support 3D graphics display modes, the persistence of a 3D-enabled state without proper termination can lead to excess power consumption and display corruption, as 3D-aware graphics applications may fail to exit this state upon termination, leaving the system in an unnecessary 3D mode.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a graphics management module and a 3D graphics tracking module to manage 3D graphics display modes externally, tracking associations between 3D-aware graphics processes, contexts, and displays, and generating appropriate display mode information to ensure proper enabling and disabling of 3D graphics modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If 3D-aware graphics applications manage 3D display modes independently, then application-specific 3D functionality is enabled, but the system may remain in 3D-enabled state excessively causing power consumption and display corruption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component (3D display mode manager) that mediates between 3D-aware applications and the display system. This manager tracks the 3D state independently of application lifecycle, ensuring proper power management by disabling 3D mode when no active 3D contexts exist, thus resolving the contradiction between supporting 3D functionality and preventing excessive power consumption.
2Adaptability or versatility
If 3D-aware graphics applications manage 3D display modes independently, then application-specific 3D functionality is enabled, but display corruption may occur due to unexpected termination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the 3D display mode manager continuously monitors the state of 3D graphics contexts and adjusts the display mode accordingly. When applications terminate unexpectedly, the manager detects the absence of active 3D contexts through this feedback loop and automatically disables 3D mode, preventing display corruption while maintaining 3D functionality when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the 3D display mode manager to automatically manage 3D mode transitions without requiring explicit application commands. The manager independently determines when to enable or disable 3D mode based on the presence of active 3D contexts, ensuring display integrity even when applications fail to properly terminate.
3Reliability
If a graphics management module tracks 3D graphics contexts externally, then proper 3D mode management is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the 3D display mode manager to perform multiple functions: tracking 3D contexts, managing display mode transitions, and handling power state changes. By consolidating these related functions into a single multi-functional component, the system achieves reliable 3D state management without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
Techniques for managing a three-dimensional (3D) graphics display mode are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a graphics processing module, and the graphics processing module may be operative by the processor circuit to execute a graphics context in a 3D display mode if a 3D-aware graphics context data structure includes an entry corresponding to the graphics context or to execute the graphics context in a non-3D display mode if the 3D-aware graphics context data structure does not include an entry corresponding to the graphics context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.