Decoder unit for texture decompression
US11043020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/44
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A decoder unit is configured to decode a plurality of texels in accordance with a texel request, the plurality of texels being encoded across one or more blocks of encoded texture data each encoding a block of texels, and includes a first set of one or more decoders, each of the first set of decoders being configured to decode n texels from a single received block of encoded texture data; a second set of or more decoders, each of the second set of decoders being configured to decode p texels from a single received block of encoded texture data, where p<n; and control logic configured to allocate blocks of encoded texture data to the decoders in accordance with the texel request.
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