Multi-media signal processor computer system
CA 2069711 C · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Crouse, William George; Carmon, Donald Edward; Ware, Malcolm Scott
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A multi-media user task ghost, computer is interfaced to a high speed DSP Which provides support functions to the host computer via an interprocessor DMA bus master and controller. Support of multiple dynamic hard real-time signal processing task requirements are met by posting signal processor support task requests from the host processor through the interprocessor DMA controller to the signal processor and its operating system. The signal processor builds data transfer packet request execution lists in a partitioned queue in its own memory and executes internal signal processor tasks invoked by users at the host system by extracting signal sample data from incoming data packets presented …
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- Filed May 27, 1992 and granted November 30, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 27, 2012.
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