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Processor complex for executing multimedia functions

  • US 5,892,966 A
  • Filed: 06/27/1997
  • Issued: 04/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer processor complex comprising:

  • a visible register set including registers for a program counter and a data pointer;

    a hardware processor operatively coupled to a first bidirectional port on the visible register set;

    a multimedia coprocessor operatively coupled to a second bidirectional port on the visible register set; and

    a main memory device operatively coupled to the hardware processor over a first bidirectional port and operatively coupled to the multimedia processor over a second bidirectional port, wherein the visible register set facilitates communication between the hardware processor and the multimedia coprocessor.

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