Nvidia patents chip method that adjusts video frame slicing in real time
Nvidia describes a system where a chip breaks video frames into smaller pieces called slices for processing. It measures how long each slice takes to process and automatically changes the slicing rules in real time to improve performance.
In the filing’s own words
Various examples, systems, and methods are disclosed relating to a slicing pipeline. A first computing system can process, by a processing component of a system-on-chip (SoC), at least one first frame into a plurality of first slices based at least on a first slice parameter. The first computing system further can update at least one performance metric based at least on timing data corresponding with the processing of the plurality of first slices. The first computing system further can determine a second slice parameter based at least on the at least one performance metric. The first computing system further can apply, in real-time, the second slice parameter to the processing component to cause subsequence processing of at least one second frame into a plurality of second slices based at least on the second slice parameter.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A system, comprising: one or more processors to: process, by a processing component of a system-on-chip (SoC), at least one first frame into a plurality of first slices based at least on a first slice parameter; update at least one performance metric based at least on timing data corresponding with the processing of the plurality of first slices; determine a second slice parameter based at least on the at least one performance metric; and apply, in real-time, the second slice parameter to the processing component to cause subsequence processing of at least one second frame into a plurality of second slices based at least on the second slice parameter.
Facts
- Company
- Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
- Official title
- ADAPTIVE FRAME PARTITIONING IN ACCELERATED SYSTEMS
- Publication number
- US20260267764A1
- Application number
- 19075241
- Filed
- Mar 10, 2025
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Inventors
- 5
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 11/3447 Physics & computingH04L 43/0852 Electricity & electronicsH04L 43/0888 Electricity & electronicsMore from Nvidia in Chips & hardware
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