Plural Address Generators Patents (Class 345/573)
  • Patent number: 10803548
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide techniques to disaggregate an architecture of a system on a chip integrated circuit into multiple distinct chiplets that can be packaged onto a common chassis. In one embodiment, a graphics processing unit or parallel processor is composed from diverse silicon chiplets that are separately manufactured. A chiplet is an at least partially packaged integrated circuit that includes distinct units of logic that can be assembled with other chiplets into a larger package. A diverse set of chiplets with different IP core logic can be assembled into a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Naveen Matam, Lance Cheney, Eric Finley, Varghese George, Sanjeev Jahagirdar, Altug Koker, Josh Mastronarde, Iqbal Rajwani, Lakshminarayanan Striramassarma, Melaku Teshome, Vikranth Vemulapalli, Binoj Xavier
  • Patent number: 10311307
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing video feed metadata for respective video feeds and controlling an indicator for at least one the video feeds on a video wall. The video stream indicator can allow a viewer of the video wall to reduce the likelihood of missing an event of interest in the video feeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Susan N. Gottschlich, Brian Stone, Raimund Merkert, William Lawrence Gerecke, III
  • Patent number: 8723878
    Abstract: A graphics memory device includes a memory array configured to store data for a display device comprising b*y rows by a*x columns of pixels, where b>a. The memory array is arranged in a*y rows by b*x columns of memory locations. Each memory location is adapted to store n-bit image data for one of the pixels of the display device. A memory location remapping circuit is adapted to map image data stored in the b*x columns of memory locations in the memory device to the a*x columns of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongkon Bae, Kyuyoung Chung
  • Patent number: 8493400
    Abstract: A memory device includes: a memory cell array which stores two-dimensionally arranged data in a plurality of memory unit regions selected by an address; an internal address control unit which generates an internal address which selects a memory unit region according to an external address; and a decoder which decodes the internal address and selects a memory unit region. The plurality of memory unit regions store data arranged in a first direction from among two-dimensionally arranged data according to a least-significant bit group of the internal address and store data arranged in a second direction from among the two-dimensionally arranged data according to a most-significant bit group of the address. The internal address control unit successively generates an internal address corresponding to the scan direction according to a scan direction control signal which controls a plurality of scan directions including at least an oblique direction of the two-dimensionally arranged data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventor: Takahiko Sato
  • Patent number: 8022946
    Abstract: A wipe pattern generation apparatus that can generate wipe patterns of various shapes at high speed and moreover can be miniaturized. is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Tsubota, Hiroyuki Izumi
  • Patent number: 7859541
    Abstract: A graphics system utilizes page table entries to provide information on the storage format used to store graphics data. The page table entries, in turn, may be used for address translation. Exemplary kinds of storage format information include compression mode, a packing mode for storing Z data in tiles or color data in tiles, and a mode for allocating tile data among partitions in a partitioned memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Montrym, David B. Glasco, Steven E. Molnar
  • Patent number: 7742523
    Abstract: A video encoder (70) for coding moving pictures comprising a buffer (16c) with a plurality of memory areas capable of storing frames composed of top fields and bottom fields, a motion estimation unit (19) operable to code, field by field, inputted pictures performing moving estimation and moving compensation by referring, field by field, to the picture data stored in a memory area, a motion compensation unit (16d), a subtractor (11), a transformation unit (13) and a quantization unit (14), a memory management unit (71) operable to manage, frame by frame, a plurality of memory areas, an inverse quantization unit (16a) and inverse discrete cosine transform unit (16b) operable to decode picture data in coded fields and store the picture data in the decoded field in any of the plurality of memory areas under the management by the memory management unit (71).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Schlockermann, Bernhard Schuur, Shinya Kadono
  • Patent number: 7545382
    Abstract: A graphics system utilizes page table entries to provide information on the storage format used to store graphics data. The page table entries, in turn, may be used for address translation. Exemplary kinds of storage format information include compression mode, a packing mode for storing Z data in tiles or color data in tiles, and a mode for allocating tile data among partitions in a partitioned memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Montrym, David B. Glasco, Steven E. Molnar
  • Publication number: 20080186321
    Abstract: A system on chip (Soc) includes a system bus, a plurality of sub-systems, an image processing logic block, an image memory interface and an image processing memory block. The sub-systems are respectively connected to the system bus. The image processing logic block is connected to the system bus. The image processing logic block performs an image processing. The image processing logic block is included in a first power domain. The image memory interface is connected to the system bus and the image processing logic block. The image processing memory block is connected to the image memory interface. The image processing memory block is used for the image processing. The image memory interface and the image processing memory block are included in a second power domain different from the first power domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Sun-hee Park, Shin-Chan Kang
  • Publication number: 20080049038
    Abstract: A graphics memory device includes a memory array configured to store data for a display device comprising b*y rows by a*x columns of pixels, where b>a. The memory array is arranged in a*y rows by b*x columns of memory locations. Each memory location is adapted to store n-bit image data for one of the pixels of the display device. A memory location remapping circuit is adapted to map image data stored in the b*x columns of memory locations in the memory device to the a*x columns of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Jongkon Bae, Kyuyoung Chung
  • Patent number: 7173629
    Abstract: A memory control unit adjusts and sets the address of an image data area in the memory space of a memory and the address of a window area adjacent to the memory area, using a memory controller. The memory control unit stores data, other than image data that is supplied, at a specified address location and, when a control signal is sent to the memory, reads out the image data, including data stored in the window area, from the memory. The data that is read out from the window area is inserted into a predetermined position during a blanking period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanari Asano
  • Patent number: 7088371
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image signal processor for use in an image processing system. The image signal processor includes a local memory to store data and a memory command handler having a plurality of memory address generators. Each memory address generator generates a memory address to the local memory and interprets a command to perform an operation on the data of the local memory located at the memory address to aid in image processing tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Louis A. Lippincott
  • Patent number: 7035991
    Abstract: A surface computer includes an address generator for generating an address for adjusting surface region data concerning at least a storage region and a concurrent computer, provided at a subsequent stage of the address generator, having a plurality of unit computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Akio Ohba
  • Patent number: 6727905
    Abstract: An image data processing apparatus capable of performing processing at a high speed comprising a DRAM for storing display data including a plurality of first pixel data respectively indicating colors of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and able to be simultaneously written with a plurality of first pixel data. Memory controllers are provided with a plurality of pixel data generation circuits provided corresponding to the plurality of first pixel data to be simultaneously written for performing color blending using the second pixel data and the third pixel data for blending a color indicated by corresponding second pixel data and a color indicated by third pixel data stored in the write address by a predetermined blending ratio to generate a new color so as to generate the first pixel data indicating the new color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Narita
  • Patent number: 6580432
    Abstract: A FIFO memory device, FIFO control method and graphics processing system are disclosed which incorporate spread-spectrum EMI compensation. In one embodiment, a FIFO memory device and method includes generating a spread-spectrum adjustment signal for a spread-spectrum FIFO based on an address offset associated with a read and write address associated with a spread-spectrum FIFO. The method includes adjusting the spread-spectrum clock signal in response to the spread-spectrum adjustment signal based on the address offset associated with the read and write address. A spread-spectrum FIFO receives data from a data source, such as a graphics data source, which may include a memory such as a RAMDAC. The data can be provided by a display engine or other suitable information provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: ATI International SRL
    Inventors: Charles Y. W. Leung, Minghua Zhu, David Y. K. Ho, David Chih
  • Patent number: 6509901
    Abstract: An image generating apparatus which includes a frame buffer having a drawing port and a display port for display and including a drawing area containing a graphic image data and a base picture area containing a base picture data, and a graphics drawing circuit, wherein the graphics drawing circuit generates a read address for reading reference data during a blanking period of a video signal, the reference background data is read out from the drawing area in the frame buffer, and the reference base picture data is read from the base picture area in the same buffer, both of which are outputted from the display port during the above blanking period are then transferred to the graphics drawing circuit which uses the above reference data for processing in translucent graphics drawing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Namco Limited
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Miura
  • Patent number: 6486885
    Abstract: A memory device for storing a sequential image data in succession and outputting the stored image data is provided. The memory device comprises a memory unit comprising N memory blocks, each memory blocks being capable of individual serving, a write address generator for generating a write address signal to write into the memory unit and a read address generator for generating a read address signal to read from the memory unit. The memory unit further comprises a controller for controlling the write address signal and the read address signal so that each start address for writing and reading for each image data is shifted as unit of the memory block and the writing and reading operation are not simultaneously performed to same memory block, each image data having a size being equivalent to one of M blocks (M<N).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Okumura, Tetsujiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20020054045
    Abstract: A memory device for storing a sequential image data in succession and outputting the stored image data is provided. The memory device comprises a memory unit comprising N memory blocks, each memory blocks being capable of individual serving, a write address generator for generating a write address signal to write into the memory unit and a read address generator for generating a read address signal to read from the memory unit. The memory unit further comprises a controller for controlling the write address signal and the read address signal so that each start address for writing and reading for each image data is shifted as unit of the memory block and the writing and reading operation are not simultaneously performed to same memory block, each image data having a size being equivalent to one of M blocks (M<N).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Okumura, Tetsujiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 6366287
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed that includes a cache memory consisting of memory segments, each memory segment being capable of storing an image fragment. A video generator is driven by a video cache reader, which builds up a screen image from complete or partial image fragments stored in the memory segments. By means of hardware counters and registers the address of an image point in the cache memory is derived from the address of the image point read in last. As a result of this, the screen image can be built up very rapidly, so that no special screen memory is required and the amount of data to be transferred is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Henricus A. G. Van Vugt