Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics display memory system – Shared memory
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-13
2009-06-02
Nguyen, Hau H (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics display memory system
Shared memory
C345S542000, C345S531000, C345S547000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07542045
ABSTRACT:
An electronic system, an integrated circuit and a method for display are disclosed. The electronic system contains a first device, a memory and a video/audio compression/decompression device such as a decoder/encoder. The electronic system is configured to allow the first device and the video/audio compression/decompression device to share the memory. The electronic system may be included in a computer in which case the memory is a main memory. Memory access is accomplished by one or more memory interfaces, direct coupling of the memory to a bus, or direct coupling of the first device and decoder/encoder to a bus. An arbiter selectively provides access for the first device and/or the decoder/encoder to the memory. The arbiter may be monolithically integrated into a memory interface. The decoder may be a video decoder configured to comply with the MPEG-2 standard. The memory may store predicted images obtained from a preceding image.
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Colavin Osvaldo
Diaz Raul Zegers
Owen Jefferson Eugene
Carlson David V.
Jorgenson Lisa K.
Nguyen Hau H
STMicroelectronics Inc.
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