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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorDawson L. Yee
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Video sensor data are communicated to a memory of a computer system with reduced latency. Upon receiving data from the video sensor, the data are stored until a desired transfer quantity is reached. The transfer quantity is equivalent to a width of a system memory or cache. When the number of data readings detected reaches an integer multiple of the transfer quantity, a bus request is issued. When the request is granted, the data readings are transferred to system memory in a burst mode. Because the transfer quantity is equivalent to a width of a system memory or cache, at least one line of memory or cache is filled during the course of the transfer. Thus, efficient use is made of bus resources. Also, because the processor can access a full line of system memory or cache without waiting for an additional fetch operation, processor resources are used efficiently.
A method for communicating information to a system memory of a computer system over a bus, the method comprising the steps of:
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