Method and apparatus to communicate graphics overlay information
CA 2548189 C · Owner: Intel Corporation · Inventors: Auzas, Eric; Stasik, Nicholas J.; Dunton, Randy R.
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A system comprising: a video source module to send a first and second video plane; a graphics source module to send a first and second overlay plane to be blended with first and second video planes respectively; a media center to , connect to said video source module and said graphics source module said , media center to comprise a video processing sub-system to receive said video planes and a graphics processing sub-system to receive said graphics planes said graphics processing sub-system to send said graphics planes to said video processing sub-system over a single bus with said video processing sub-system to blend said first video plane with said first overlay plane to form a first …
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- Filed December 22, 2004 and granted December 4, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 22, 2024.
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