Method and apparatus for initializing data structures to accelerate variable length decode
US6820087B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99942
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus to accelerate variable length decode is disclosed, including a method and an apparatus to initialize data structures. The initialization apparatus includes a start address storage region to receive a start address from a processor and a memory access engine coupled to the start address storage region. The memory access engine writes a predetermined pattern to a data structure located in a memory device. The data structure is defined by the start address stored in the start address storage region and is further defined by a predetermined data structure size.
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