Multipurpose memory system for use in a graphics system
US6906720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphics system may include a frame buffer, a processing device coupled to output data, a multipurpose memory device that includes a plurality of storage locations and is coupled to store data output from the processing device, and a multipurpose memory controller coupled to the multipurpose memory device. The multipurpose memory controller may be configured to allocate a first plurality of the storage locations to a first image buffer configured to store image data, a second plurality of the storage locations to a first texture buffer configured to store texture data, and a third plurality of the storage locations to a first accumulation buffer configured to store accumulation buffer data. The multipurpose memory device may be configured to include a first image buffer, a first texture buffer, and a first accumulation buffer at the same time.
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