Abstract: A data processing system is provided for executing multimedia applications which interface with multimedia end devices that consume or produce at least one of (a) real-time and (b) asynchronous streamed data. The data processing system includes a central processing unit for data processing operations including execution of the multimedia application, a digital signal processor for processing data including the streamed data, and a plurality of modular components which cooperate to provide a substantially open architecture.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 1992
Date of Patent:
April 29, 1997
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Gary G. Allran, Donald E. Carmon, Fetchi Chen, Jose A. Eduartez, Charles R. Knox, William W. Lawton, Llewellyn B. Marshall, Nathan A. Mitchell, Malcolm S. Ware, Raymond W. Weeks, Yoav Medan, Uzi Shvadron