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US 2006/0149877 A1Published application
Interrupt management for digital media processor
OwnerAdrian Pearsoninventor
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a first interrupt from a digital media processor and blocking execution of an application program while the first interrupt is being handled. The method further includes receiving a second interrupt from the digital media processor and allowing execution of the application program to continue while the second interrupt is being handled.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- receiving a first interrupt from a digital media processor;
- blocking execution of an application program while the first interrupt is being handled;
- receiving a second interrupt from the digital media processor;
- and
- allowing execution of the application program to continue while the second interrupt is being handled.
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A system comprising:
- a host processor;
- a memory in communication with the host processor;
- and
- the host processor operative with a program stored in the memory to:
- receive a first interrupt from a digital media processor;
- block execution of an application program while the first interrupt is being handled;
- receive a second interrupt from the digital media processor;
- and
- allow execution of the application program to continue while the second interrupt is being handled.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine result in the following:
- receiving a first interrupt from a digital media processor;
- blocking execution of an application program while the first interrupt is being handled;
- receiving a second interrupt from the digital media processor;
- and
- allowing execution of the application program to continue while the second interrupt is being handled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.