MEDIA CAPTURE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ASSESSING PROCESSING CAPABILITIES UTILIZING CASCADED MEMORIES

• US 20100088068A1
• Filed: 11/19/2008
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
• Original Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
• Inventors: Yu, Jihua, Tang, Hao, Herz, William S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,195,432 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3428 Benchmarking

Abstract

A media capture system, method, and computer program product are provided for assessing processing capabilities utilizing cascaded memories. In use, media data is captured from a system in accordance with predetermined criteria. Additionally, the media data is stored in a plurality of cascaded memories separate from the system. Further, the media data is used for assessing media processing capabilities of the system, based on the predetermined criteria.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

capturing media data from a system in accordance with predetermined criteria;

storing the media data in a plurality of cascaded memories separate from the system; and

using the media data for assessing media processing capabilities of the system, utilizing the predetermined criteria.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media data includes at least one of graphics data, video data, and audio data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media data is captured utilizing a digital visual interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the cascaded memories include non-volatile memory.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the media data is stored in the cascaded memories utilizing a memory controller.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined criteria are used as a video benchmark.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined criteria are used as a calibration.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the media data is fed back to the system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronization commands control storage of the media data among the cascaded memories.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the cascaded memories includes a slave and at least one of cascaded memories includes a master.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein only a portion of the media data is stored.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the portion of the media data is selected utilizing a controller.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the controller is controlled by the system.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the portion of the media data includes a subset of pixels of each of a plurality of frames.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the media data is captured in real-time.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the media processing capabilities of the system include capabilities of at least one of a graphics processor, a video processor, and an audio processor.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the media data is captured according to a pixel mask dictated by software of the system.

18. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:

computer code for capturing media data from a system in accordance with predetermined criteria;

computer code for storing the media data in a plurality of cascaded memories separate from the system; and

computer code for using the media data for assessing media processing capabilities of the system, utilizing the predetermined criteria.

19. An apparatus, comprising:

a interface receiver for capturing media data from a system in accordance with predetermined criteria; and

a plurality of cascaded memories in communication with the interface receiver, the cascaded memories for storing the media data separate from the system;

wherein the media data is used for assessing media processing capabilities of the system, utilizing the predetermined criteria.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is removably connected to the system.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the media processing capabilities of the system include capabilities of at least one of a graphics processor, a video processor, and an audio processor.