DISPLAY CO-PROCESSING

摘要

In embodiments of display co-processing, a computing device includes a display, a full-power processor, and a low-power processor that can alter visual content presented by the display without utilizing the full-power processor. The low-power processor can, responsive to a request from the full-power processor, generate additional display data to update display data stored in a frame-buffer of the display. The low-power processor can then transmit the additional display data to the frame-buffer effective to alter at least a portion of the visual content presented by the display. In some embodiments, the additional display data is transmitted via a protocol converter that forwards the display data to the display using a display-specific communication protocol.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a processor unable to render graphics, a request to alter visual content presented by a display of a computing device, the visual content presented based on display data stored in a frame-buffer of the display; generating, via the processor, additional display data to update the display data stored in the frame-buffer of the display; and transmitting, from the processor, the additional display data to the frame-buffer of the display effective to alter at least a portion of the visual content presented by the display.