Methods and apparatus for encoding a shared drawing memory
US7747086B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/93
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display encoding system is disclosed. The display encoding system includes at least one processor, an encoding circuit, the encoding circuit having a structure separate from the structure of the processor(s), a communication connection to a computer network, a drawing memory, a traffic manager, and a memory access circuit. The processor(s) are configured to execute drawing commands, access the drawing memory via the memory access circuit to store image representation(s) in the drawing memory. The encoding circuit is configured to access the drawing memory to encode at least a portion of the image representation(s) stored in the drawing memory based on the executed drawing commands. The traffic manager is configured to transmit the encoded image over the communication connection to at least one display device.
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