Patents by Inventor Samuel L. C. Wong

Samuel L. C. Wong has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Host CPU independent video processing unit
    Patent number: 5793445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a video display processor comprised apparatus for receiving digital input signal components of a signal to be displayed, apparatus for converting the components to a desired format, apparatus for scaling and blending the signals in the desired format, apparatus for outputting the scaled and blended signals for display or further processing, and an arbiter and local timing apparatus for controlling the apparatus substantially independently of a host CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: ATI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Sanford S. Lum, Keping Chen, Samuel L. C. Wong, Dwayne R. Bennett, Michael A. Alford
  • Host CPU independent video processing unit
    Patent number: RE38610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a video display processor comprised apparatus for receiving digital input signal components of a signal to be displayed, apparatus for converting the components to a desired format, apparatus for scaling and blending the signals in the desired format, apparatus for outputting the scaled and blended signals for display or further processing, and an arbiter and local timing apparatus for controlling the apparatus substantially independently of a host CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: ATI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanford S. Lum, Keping Chen, Samuel L. C. Wong, Dwayne R. Bennett, Michael A. Alford