Providing hints to an execution unit to prepare for predicted subsequent arithmetic operations
Granted: October 19, 2021
Patent Number:
11150721
A system and method are described for providing hints to a processing unit that subsequent operations are likely. Responsively, the processing unit takes steps to prepare for the likely subsequent operations. Where the hints are more likely than not to be correct, the processing unit operates more efficiently. For example, in an embodiment, the processing unit consumes less power. In another embodiment, subsequent operations are performed more quickly because the processing unit is…
Detection of hazardous driving using machine learning
Granted: October 19, 2021
Patent Number:
11150663
An autonomous driving system could create or exacerbate a hazardous driving situation due to incorrect machine learning, algorithm design, sensor limitations, environmental conditions or other factors. This technology presents solutions that use machine learning to detect when the autonomous driving system is in this state e.g., erratic or reckless driving and other behavior, in order to take remedial action to prevent a hazard such as a collision.
Method and system of transmitting state based input over a network
Granted: October 12, 2021
Patent Number:
11146662
A system and method for transmitting state based input over a network are presented. Embodiments of the present invention are operable to generate vector data comprising a composite of all state data associated with the state of all user input claims of a client system and transmit the vector data from the client device to a host device over a network. Embodiments of the present invention are further operable at the host device to determine a simulated input state at the client side by…
Adaptive ray tracing suitable for shadow rendering
Granted: October 12, 2021
Patent Number:
11145110
In examples, the number of rays used to sample lighting conditions of a light source in a virtual environment with respect to particular locations in the virtual environment may be adapted to scene conditions. An additional ray(s) may be used for locations that tend to be associated with visual artifacts in rendered images. A determination may be made on whether to cast an additional ray(s) to a light source for a location and/or a quantity of rays to cast. To make the determination…
Uniform density cube map rendering for spherical projections
Granted: October 12, 2021
Patent Number:
11145108
A cube map is used for determining the appearance of a surface by means of a precomputed texture image. Embodiments of the present invention are drawn computer systems and methods for rendering a spherical projection as a cube map that mitigates non-uniform pixel density near the edges of the cube map to avoid artifacts and increase rendering performance.
Gaze detection using one or more neural networks
Granted: October 12, 2021
Patent Number:
11144754
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are described to determine locations of objects using images including digital representations of those objects. In at least one embodiment, a gaze of one or more occupants of a vehicle is determined independently of a location of one or more sensors used to detect those occupants.
Techniques for generating symbol-preserving error correction codes
Granted: October 12, 2021
Patent Number:
11144391
Various embodiments include an on-die error correction code (ECC) system that preserves rectangular symbols of arbitrary size and shape, where the dimensions of the symbol are powers of two. Further, the on-die ECC system preserves symbols that include multiple rectangles of arbitrary size and shape, where the dimensions of each rectangle are powers of two, and where the vertical and horizontal offset between consecutive rectangles are also powers of two. If the on-die ECC system…
Efficient performance monitoring of integrated circuit(s) having distributed clocks
Granted: October 12, 2021
Patent Number:
11144087
Performance monitors are placed on computational units in different clock domains of an integrated circuit. A central dispatcher generates trigger signals to the performance monitors to cause the performance monitors to respond to the trigger signals with packets reporting local performance counts for the associated computational units. The data in the packets are correlated into a single clock domain. By applying a trigger and reporting system, the disclosed approach can synchronize the…
Switched low-dropout voltage regulator
Granted: October 12, 2021
Patent Number:
11144080
High-resolution switched digital regulators are disclosed having fast cross corner and variable temperature response, with constrained ripple. The strength of the power transistors utilized by the regulator are adjusted to control the current delivered to the load. The regulators utilize a slow control loop in parallel with a primary fast switching loop. The slow loop uses the switching signal of the primary loop to estimate the load current and set the power transistor size accordingly.
Dynamically providing host input control for streaming applications
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11140216
A computer streaming system includes a remote user device and a host streaming unit. The host streaming unit determines input methods suitable for the remote user device to interact with content streamed to the remote user using a selected application. The host streaming unit detects whether a user interface of the selected application is supported by the remote user device and dynamically institutes emulated native input support for the remote user device when the host streaming unit…
Optimizing execution of computer programs using piecemeal profiles
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11138018
Profile-guided optimization is a technique for optimizing execution of computer programs using profile information to improve program runtime performance. Obtaining the profile information can be challenging, especially in live production environments such as high-performance gaming systems. A profiling strategy is provided herein that obtains profile information without requiring extra effort from users. The profiling strategy collects several approximate, lightweight profiles called…
Robust, efficient multiprocessor-coprocessor interface
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11138009
Systems and methods for an efficient and robust multiprocessor-coprocessor interface that may be used between a streaming multiprocessor and an acceleration coprocessor in a GPU are provided. According to an example implementation, in order to perform an acceleration of a particular operation using the coprocessor, the multiprocessor: issues a series of write instructions to write input data for the operation into coprocessor-accessible storage locations, issues an operation instruction…
Metering GPU workload with real time feedback to maintain power consumption below a predetermined power budget
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11137815
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for metering GPU workload in real time. Metering of the GPU workload is performed by a Workload Metering (WLM) algorithm implemented in software or firmware that calculates a duty cycle for the graphics engine. The duty cycle forces the graphics engine to transition from a busy state to an idle state periodically based on measured power consumption, and engages race-to-sleep techniques to place the engine or engines in a…
Laptop
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
D932484
System and method for granting remote access to a video game executed on a video game console or network client
Granted: September 28, 2021
Patent Number:
11130055
Systems for granting remote access to, and methods of playing, a video game executing on a video game console coupled to a computer network or video games executing on hosting clients of a computer network. One embodiment of the system includes: (1) a stream distributor configured to receive a video stream conveying a view of a gamespace of the video game from the video game console via the computer network and transmit the video stream toward a remote client via the computer network and…
Signal calibration circuit
Granted: September 28, 2021
Patent Number:
11133794
This disclosure relates to a circuit comprising a first, second, and third data latch, and an input for a data signal. The first data latch may be configured to sample a delayed version of the data signal in response to a first control signal. The second data latch may be configured to sample the delayed version of the data signal in response to a run clock signal. The run clock signal may be configured to run for a predefined number of clock cycles subsequent to the first control…
Unconstrained appearance-based gaze estimation
Granted: September 28, 2021
Patent Number:
11132543
A method, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed for performing unconstrained appearance-based gaze estimation. The method includes the steps of identifying an image of an eye and a head orientation associated with the image of the eye, determining an orientation for the eye by analyzing, within a convolutional neural network (CNN), the image of the eye and the head orientation associated with the image of the eye, and returning the orientation of the eye.
Techniques to transfer data among hardware devices
Granted: September 28, 2021
Patent Number:
11132326
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to route data transfers between hardware devices. In at least one embodiment, a path over which to transfer data from a first hardware component of a computer system to a second hardware component of a computer system is determined based, at least in part, on one or more characteristics of different paths usable to transfer the data.
Technique for efficiently allowing simultaneous access to resources in a computing system
Granted: September 28, 2021
Patent Number:
11132146
Memory page table invalidations for multiple execution contexts (clients or guests) of a memory system are conventionally queued in a single physical command queue. The multiple execution contexts contend to access the queue, resulting in low performance. Instead of contending with other execution contexts to insert invalidation commands into a single physical command queue, a virtual interface and one or more virtual command queues are allocated to each guest. The execution contexts may…
Testing system and method for in chip decoupling capacitor circuits
Granted: September 28, 2021
Patent Number:
11131711
In-chip decoupling capacitor circuits refer to decoupling capacitors (DCAPs) that are placed on a chip. These DCAPs are generally used to manage power supply noise for the chip, and can be utilized individually or as a distributed system. In some cases, DCAPs may make up a significant portion of the chip. Unfortunately, defects in DCAPs will degrade over time, will encroach into active logic, and will further cause automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) failure. To date, there has been…
