US5239628A
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System for asynchronously generating data block processing start signal upon the occurrence of processing end signal block start signal
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1989-08-18
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Granted: 1993-08-24
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Expires: 2009-08-18
Abstract
Abstract An information processing system including an input/output section, a memory section, and a data processing section for communicating data via the memory section in block units between the input/output section and the data processing section to effect a processing characterized in that a signal indicating an end of the processing in block units is supplied from the data processing section to the input/output section and that a processing start timing signal formed depending on the signal indicating the processing end delivered from the output section is delivered to the data processing section, the processing start timing signal being synchronized with a data block period.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsushi Hasebe
- 👤 Atsushi Kikuchi
- 👤 Ryohei Kato
- 👤 Norikazu Ito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:04
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
An information processing system including an input/output section, a memory section, and a data processing section for communicating data in block units via the memory section between the input/output section and the data processing section, characterized in that the flow of the data in the information processing system between the input/output section, the memory section, and the data processing section is controlled by the data processing section which includes means for producing an internal timing signal from each said block of data for synchronizing internal processing of said data processing section and a processing end signal indicating completion of the data processing of the block unit of data in said data processing section and means for supplying the processing end signal to the input/output section; and said input/output section includes means for producing a processing start timing signal synchronized with a block start signal derived from each block unit of the data by producing the processing start timing signal in response to the processing end signal and said block start signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
An information processing system including an input/output section, a memory section, and a data processing section for communicating data in block units via the memory section between the input/output section and the data processing section, characterized in that the flow of the data in the information processing system between the input/output section, the memory section, and the data processing section is controlled by the data processing section which includes means for producing an internal timing signal from each said block of data for synchronizing internal processing of said data processing section and a processing end signal indicating completion of the data processing of the block unit of data in said data processing section and means for supplying the processing end signal to the input/output section; and said input/output section includes means for producing a processing start timing signal synchronized with a block start signal derived from each block unit of the data by producing the processing start timing signal in response to the processing end signal and said block start signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
An information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said memory section comprises a plurality of memory sheets where each of said memory sheets can store at least one of said block units and said input/output section generates a mode signal to switch read or write control of each of said memory sheets between the input/output section and the data processing section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said data processing section comprises a plurality of processors for performing parallel and/or pipeline processing of the data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said data is a video signal and said block units are fields or frames of said video signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
An information processing system according to claim 4, wherein said input/output section further comprises: an analog to digital converter for converting said video signal into digital signals for processing by said data processing section; and a digital to analog converter for converting digital signals produced by said data processing section into analog signals for storage on videotape or for display.
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