Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of and apparatus for utilizing video buffer in a multi-purpose fashion to extend the video buffer to multiple windows
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Application No.: US14175815Application Date: 2014-02-07
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Publication No.: US10142562B2Publication Date: 2018-11-27
- Inventor: Ted Dunn , James Amendolagine
- Applicant: Sony Corporation , Sony Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo US NJ Park Ridge
- Assignee: SONY CORPORATION,SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: SONY CORPORATION,SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo US NJ Park Ridge
- Agency: Haverstock & Owens LLP
- Main IPC: H04N9/74
- IPC: H04N9/74 ; G09G5/393 ; H04N5/262 ; H04N5/14 ; H04N5/45 ; G09G5/36

Abstract:
The present invention includes a method and device that allows efficient mixing of multiple video images with a graphics screen while utilizing only one video buffer. The present invention partitions the sole video buffer, pre-scales the plurality of video images and inserts them into the partitioned video buffer in a predetermined range of buffer addresses. The present invention mixes the partitioned video including the pre-scaled video images with the graphics screen to produce a video display including both a video screen and a graphics screen.
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