Application-transparent resolution control by way of command stream interception

摘要

A method for controlling one or more of image resolution or FPS in graphics systems at runtime includes providing a computer system having a CPU, one or more of an integrated or a discrete GPU, a display to display images, a non-transitory computer readable system memory and at least one application running on the computer system that generates at least one of a stream of graphic library commands and/or shader codes at run time to display images at a given resolution and a given FPS; intercepting the stream of graphics library commands and/or shaders codes generated by the running application at run time. In the event that an on-the-fly change of one or more of resolution or FPS is desired for keeping a user's experience above a predefined minimal level of playability while maintaining desired power conservation, one or more of the following is modified: (a) the resolution by modification of one or more of the shader code, or graphics library commands; or (b) the FPS.

主权项

1. A method for controlling one or more of image resolution or FPS in graphics systems at runtime comprising:
providing a computer system having a CPU, one or more of an integrated or a discrete GPU, a display to display images, a non-transitory computer readable system memory and at least one application running on the computer system that generates at least one of a stream of graphic library commands and/or shader codes at run time to display images at a given resolution and a given FPS; intercepting the stream of graphics library commands and/or shaders codes generated by the running application at run time; in the event that an on-the-fly change of one or more of resolution or FPS is desired for keeping a user's experience above a predefined minimal level of playability while maintaining desired power conservation, modifying one or more of: (a) the resolution by modification of one or more of the shader code, or graphics library commands; or (b) the FPS.