Compression and decompression scheme performed on shared workstation memory by media coprocessor
US5768445A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/61
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This relates to a general purpose circuit that maximizes the computing power of a Unix workstation or other computer system for processing image or other data in accordance with a selected one or ones of several alternative compression and decompression algorithms. This dynamically allocates system memory for storage of both compressed and uncompressed data and ensures adequate compression and decompression rates.
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