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Video buffer management

US8049821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2007
Grant dateNov 1, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4383
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment a video system comprises a first tuner, a first memory buffer coupled to the first tuner to receive a first video signal from the first tuner, a second tuner, a second memory buffer coupled to the second tuner to receive a second video signal from the second tuner, and a controller comprising logic to direct the first video signal from the first memory buffer to an output port, receive a signal to switch the output port from the first memory buffer to the second memory buffer, and in response to the signal, couple the output port to the second memory buffer without disrupting the operations of the first memory buffer.

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