Adaptive pixel processing
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorJose Roberto Alvarez
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Abstract
A system (5) processes pixel data representing one of a first image compressed according to a first compression algorithm and a second image compressed according to a second compression algorithm. A pixel analyzer (32) generates first and second selection signals depending on the type of image. A processing module (40) includes first circuits arranged to process the data in response to a first selection signal and second circuits arranged to process the data in response to a second selection signal. A control processor (10) enables the first circuits in response to the first selection signal and enables the second circuits in response to the second selection signal.
Claims22
Apparatus for processing data representing a first image compressed according to a first compression algorithm and a second image compressed according to a second compression algorithm, the first and second images each comprising pixels, the apparatus comprising:
- a processing module comprising first circuits arranged to process the data and second circuits arranged to process the data;
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- a control processor arranged to enable at least a portion of the first circuits and disable at least a portion of the second circuits in response to a first selection signal in the event that the data represents the first image and to enable at least a portion of the second circuits and disable at least a portion of the first circuits in response to a second selection signal in the event that the data represents the second image.
In a system comprising first circuits and second circuits for processing data representing a first image comprising pixels compressed according to a first compression algorithm and a second image comprising pixels compressed according to a second compression algorithm, the method comprising:
- processing the data with the first circuits in response to a first selection signal in the event that the data represents the first image;
- processing the data with the second circuits in response to a second selection signal in the event that the data represents the second image;
- enabling at least a portion of the first circuits and disabling at least a portion of the second circuits in response to the first selection signal;
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- enabling at least a portion of the second circuits and disabling at least a portion of the first circuits in response to the second selection signal.
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