Method and system for sharing AV/record resources in a programmable transport demultiplexer and PVR engine
US8264960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4385
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are provided for sharing AV/record resources in a programmable transport/demultiplexer and personal video recorder (PVR) engine. The method may involve utilizing hardware assist architecture to partially process incoming packets, retrieve information about the packets, and write the retrieved information to a memory. A processor programmed with firmware may then utilize the information in memory to perform further processing on the packet data. The processor programmed with firmware may then set up configuration parameters that may be used by the hardware assist architecture to further process the packet. The parameters may be configured such that they may be independent of the format of the packet, where the hardware assist architecture functions may be utilized for processing packets regardless of their format. The system may comprise the hardware assist architecture, the processor programmed with firmware, and a memory.
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