Method and apparatus for dynamically resizing a frame buffer in a shared memory buffer architecture system
US5953746A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/125
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for dynamically sizing a dedicated memory in a shared memory buffer architecture. At initial boot, system BIOS programs control register to allocate a dedicated memory of a desired size. The size of the dedicated memory allocated is dependent on the performance requirements. If after initial boot, the performance requirements change, it may necessitate a change in dedicated memory size. By reprogramming the control registers, the dedicated memory size is dynamically changed without any manual manipulation of internal components.
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