Method for processing data using triple buffering

• US 8,359,446 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2009
• Issued: 01/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Huetter, Ingo
• Primary Examiner(s): ELMORE, STEPHEN C
• Application Number:
  US12/590,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20100122045A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,170 Days
• Field of Search: 711/167, 711/151, 711/154, 711/158
• US Class Current: 711/167
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 5/16 Multiplexed systems, i.e. using two or more similar devices which are alternately accessed for enqueue and dequeue operations, e.g. ping-pong buffers

Abstract

In a method for processing data using triple buffering, a data block to be processed is written to a memory area in a first interval of time. The data block is processed in the same memory area (A, B, C) in a second interval of time. The processed data block is returned from the same memory area in a third interval of time.

Claims

1. Method for processing data in one or more groups of memory areas, wherein each group comprises first, second and third memory areas, the method comprising:

writing a first data block to the first memory area of a group in a first interval of time,

processing the first data block in the first memory area of the group and writing a second data block to the second memory area of the group in a second interval of time, and

transferring the processed first data block from the first memory area of the group, processing the second data block in the second memory area of the group, and writing a third data block to the third memory area of the group in a third interval of time, such that

one memory area in the group of memory areas is respectively used to receive, process and transfer data in each interval of time.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the processing comprises image processing.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein data in memory areas which have already been processed is overwritten.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein the data blocks are received from a first data processing system and are processed in a second data processing system, and the processed data blocks are returned to the first data processing system, wherein the second data processing system comprises the one or more groups of memory areas.

5. Method according to claim 4, wherein the second data processing system is a subsystem of the first data processing system.

6. Method according to claim 4, wherein the first data processing system is a central processing unit and the second data processing system is a coprocessor.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein the first data processing system is a PowerPC processor element and the second data processing system is a synergistic processor element.

8. Data processing system comprising one or more groups of memory areas, wherein each group comprises first, second and third memory areas, the system is adapted to:

receive a first data block to the first memory area of a group in a first interval of time,

process the first data block in the first memory area of the group and write a second data block to the second memory area of the group in a second interval of time, and

transfer the processed first data block from the first memory area of the group, process the second data block in the second memory area of the group, and write a third data block to the third memory area of the group in a third interval of time, such that one memory area in the group of memory areas is respectively used to receive, process and transfer data in each interval of time.

9. Method for processing data, comprising:

writing a data block to be processed

being written to a memory area in a first interval of time, and

processing the data block in the memory area in a second interval of time,

transferring the processed data block from the memory area in a third interval of time, wherein data in memory areas which have already been processed is overwritten.

10. Method according to claim 9, wherein three memory areas in the memory are grouped to form a group of memory areas.

11. Method according to claim 10, wherein

one or more groups of memory areas are used for the method, and

one memory area in a group of memory areas is respectively used to receive, process and transfer data in each interval of time.

12. Method according to claim 9, wherein the processing comprises image processing.

13. Method according to claim 9, wherein the data blocks are received from a first data processing system and are processed in a second data processing system, and the processed data blocks are returned to the first data processing system.

14. Method according to claim 13, wherein the second data processing system is a subsystem of the first data processing system.

15. Method according to claim 13, wherein the first data processing system is a central processing unit and the second data processing system is a coprocessor.

16. Method according to claim 13, wherein the first data processing system is a PowerPC processor element and the second data processing system is a synergistic processor element.