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Apparatus and method for controlling transfer of data between and processing of data by interconnected data processing elements

  • US 6,105,083 A
  • Filed: 06/20/1997
  • Issued: 08/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for processing media data, comprising:

  • a media processing element having a first input for receiving media data comprised of a plurality of media samples, a second input for receiving first control information indicating how the received media data is to be processed, a third input for receiving a control signal for starting and stalling processing by the media processing element and an output providing processed data; and

    a counting module having a first input for receiving a value to be loaded to provide an output, wherein the output indicates a number of samples of the received media data for which the first control information is valid, and control logic for tracking a number of media samples processed by the media processing element and for asserting the control signal to stall processing by the media processing element after the media processing element outputs the last sample for which the first control information is valid.

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