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Nvidia patents API to check if graphics card can smooth video frames

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Nvidia has filed a patent for a software command that lets programs ask a graphics card if it can use neural networks to create missing video frames. This process, called frame interpolation, fills in gaps between existing frames to make motion look smoother. The filing describes how a program can request this information and receive a confirmation of the hardware's capability.

Why it mattersThis is a technical update that helps software developers know exactly what video smoothing features are available on a specific graphics card, potentially leading to better visual quality in games and videos.

In the filing’s own words

Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to process image frames. In at least one embodiment, an application programming interface (API) is performed to indicate support to use one or more neural networks to perform frame interpolation.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A processor, comprising: one or more circuits to perform an application programming interface (API) to: receive, via an API call, one or more input values indicating a storage location to store a determination of support to use one or more neural networks to perform frame interpolation; and store a result to the storage location to indicate support to use one or more neural networks to perform frame interpolation.

Facts

Company: Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
Official title: APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO INDICATE FRAME INTERPOLATION SUPPORT
Publication number: US20260320741A1
Application number: 19722574
Filed: Jun 26, 2026
Published: Oct 15, 2026
Inventors: 3
Claims: 1

Classified under

G06T 3/4046 Physics & computingG06T 1/20 Physics & computingG06T 3/4007 Physics & computingG06N 3/02 Physics & computingG06V 10/40 Physics & computing

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