Xionics Document Technologies, Inc.

Craig C Cook

Geoffrey A Dreher

Thomas P Blumer

Thomas A Schuneman

Theodore B Packard

Frank P Monaco

Karl M Marks

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Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a microcontroller system incorporating a DMA system and to a method of accessing a memory by a plurality of processing units. In embodiments of the present invention, the microcontroller system includes a plurality of processing units, a DMA module, and an interface to an external memory system. The DMA module controls access to the external memory system by the processing units on a time shared basis by allocating time slots to each of the plurality of processing units. The processing units can access the external memory system during their assigned time slots. Data transfers to and from the memory are accomplished in packets having a fixed maximum size.

System for providing access to memory in which a second processing unit

A system and process for digital printing divides an image area into segments, defines display lists for each segment, generates graphic primitives from page description language commands, stores the graphic primitives in the display lists, and adaptively compresses and converts the contents of display lists as memory requirements exceed available memory capacity. Display lists contain either uncompressed pixel representations, compressed pixel representations, graphic primitives, or combinations of the foregoing.

Digital printing system and process using adaptive compression

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Wayland, MA, United States of America

Craig C Cook