Multi-format video decoder with vector processing instructions and methods for use therewith
US8743967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/91
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal. A multi-format video decoding device includes a plurality of vector processor units that generate a decoded video signal from the EDC data. The plurality of vector processing units are programmed via VPU instructions formatted to include a vector instruction portion, a scalar instruction portion, and a branching instruction portion.
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