Hardware implemental field oriented bit stream formatter for generating user programmed data formats
US5390353A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B20/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A programmable formatter for providing a data format in response to programmable commands comprises a memory for storing at least program instructions which define the data format; an instruction register for receiving and holding a current program instruction read out of the memory from a given address; a field state machine for indicating when the current program instruction has been completed; an instruction decoder for decoding the program instruction and for specifying information required by a decoded instruction; a repetition counter for counting a number of iterations specified by the current instruction; a data register for storing and outputting fixed patterns specified by the current program instruction; and a next state logic circuit for requesting a next program instruction from the memory when the current program instruction has been completed.
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