Line buffer apparatus with an extendible command
US5781182A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/363
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A line buffer apparatus with an extendible command queue length, includes a first level command queue for receiving commands from a computer; a line buffer for temporarily receiving video data or a command queue, the line buffer including a data input port and a data output port; a first multiplexer and a second multiplexer respectively connected to the data input port and the data output port of the line buffer for operatively enabling the line buffer to receive command data coming from a first level command queue or video data coming from a memory, and to output data into a graphic engine or a two dimensional operating device; a controller for controlling the two multiplexers to selectively connect the line buffer between the first level command queue and the graphic engine so as to treat the line buffer as a second level command queue when the line buffer does not temporarily store video, thereby flexibly extending the command queue length of an video window accelerator.
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