US 11,893,962 B2
Graphics processor switching based on coupled display devices
Justin Barth, Fort Collins, CO (US); Peter Andrew Seiler, Fort Collins, CO (US); and Tze-Shyang Ma, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/793,665
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 18, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/018594
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/167591, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0050397 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 1/20 (2006.01); G09G 5/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 5/363 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1431 (2013.01); G06T 1/20 (2013.01); G09G 2360/04 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a number of ports, each port to receive a connection to a display device, wherein a first port and a second port are coupled to a first graphics processor, and wherein the first graphics processor supports a number of display devices; and
a controller to:
determine when a number of coupled display devices is greater than the number of display devices supported by the first graphics processor; and
switch the first port from being driven by the first graphics processor to be driven by a second graphics processor while maintaining the second port being driven by the first graphics processor.