Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Access arbitrating – Access prioritizing
Reexamination Certificate
2002-12-17
2004-04-13
Ray, Gopal C. (Department: 2181)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Access arbitrating
Access prioritizing
C710S240000, C709S241000, C345S530000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06721837
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to integrated circuits, and more particularly to an integrated circuit graphics display system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Graphics display systems are typically used in television control electronics, such as set top boxes, integrated digital TVs, and home network computers. Graphics display systems typically include a display engine that may perform display functions. The display engine is the part of the graphics display system that receives display pixel data from any combination of locally attached video and graphics input ports, processes the data in some way, and produces final display pixels as output.
This application includes references to both graphics and video, which reflects in certain ways the structure of the hardware itself. This split does not, however, imply the existence of any fundamental difference between graphics and video, and in fact much of the functionality is common to both. Graphics as used herein may include graphics, text and video.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a unified memory system including a memory that is shared by a plurality of devices. The system includes a memory request arbiter coupled to the memory. The memory request arbiter performs real time scheduling of memory requests from different devices having different priorities, and assures real time scheduling of tasks, some of which do not inherently have pre-determined periodic behavior. The arbiter provides access to memory by requesters that are sensitive to latency and do not have determinable periodic behavior.
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Kranawetter Greg A.
MacInnis Alexander G.
Patterson James T.
Tang Chengfuh Jeffrey
Xie Xiaodong
Broadcom Corporation
Christie Parker & Hale LLP
Ray Gopal C.
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