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Intel Corporation

Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

Jonathan W Liu

Christine Liu

Sreenath Kurupati

Brian R Nickerson

Sunil B Chaudhari

Samuel Wong

Constance Liu

Rajan Raghavan

Timothy Thomas Rhodes

Kodamanchilli Vijay Anand

Saurin Shah

Manan Patel

Bapiraju Vinnakota

Nicholas E Duresky

Sunil C Chaudhari

A method and apparatus for hardware-based anamorphic video scaling. In one embodiment, the method includes the fetch of zero or more new input pixels according to an entry of an input control memory corresponding to a current output pixel. Once fetched, the zero or more new input pixels replace at least one stored input pixel of N, input pixels. Using the updated N, input pixels and an N, coefficient set selected according to an entry of a coefficient memory corresponding to the current output pixel, a pixel computation, such as, for example, an anamorphic scaling computation, is performed. In one embodiment, the anamorphic scaling is performed by subdividing an X&#xd7;Y pixel frame into X/M M&#xd7;Y pixel subframes. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Apparatus and method for hardware-based video/image post-processing

A method and apparatus for hardware-base edge handling in video post-processing. In one embodiment, the method includes the identification of at least one unstored input pixel required to compute an output pixel during output pixel computation. Once identified, a pixel value is generated for the at least one unstored input pixel according to a detected edge handling mode. The generation of the pixel value for the unstored input pixel is performed, in one embodiment, if a position of the unstored input pixel is outside a pixel frame boundary. For example, in one embodiment, for output pixel computation of a scaling operation, the frame boundaries include a left (top) edge and a right (bottom) edge for which input pixels required to compute output pixels at or near the frame boundaries do not exist. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Apparatus and method for edge handling in image processing

A network interface between an internal bus and an external bus architecture having one or more external buses includes an external interface engine and an internal interface. The external interface engine (EIE) is coupled to the external bus architecture, where the external interface engine communicates over the external bus architecture in accordance with one or more bus protocols. The internal interface is coupled to the external interface engine and the internal bus, where the internal interface buffers network data between the internal bus and the external bus architecture. In one embodiment, the internal interface includes an internal interface (IIE) coupled to the internal bus, where the IIE defines a plurality of queues for the network data. An intermediate memory module is coupled to the IIE and the EIE, where the intermediate memory module aggregates the network data in accordance with the plurality of queues.

Configurable multi-port multi-protocol network interface to support packet processing

A method and apparatus for controlling access to a plurality of resources based on multiple received requests is provided. The system includes a priority register configured to receive each individual request, determine a priority for the request, and transmit the request to a priority appropriate path. A first high priority arbiter receives and arbitrates among highest priority requests in a round robin manner to determine a high priority suggested grant vector. At least one lower priority arbiter receiving and arbitrating among lower priority requests in a round robin manner to determine at least one lower priority suggested grant vector. Grant circuitry passes the high priority suggested grant vector unless said grant circuitry receives a low priority indication, whereby the grant circuitry passes a lower priority grant vector.

Multilevel fair priority round robin arbiter

Intelligence is added to a computer sleep mode indicator system. A method for an intelligent indicator system is provided to turn off the sleep mode status indicator of a computer during sleep mode when a user is known to be unavailable to monitor the indicator, for example, when the user is sleeping or having lunch. This embodiment also handles reasonable variations of user habits. Further, to account for a gradual change of user unavailability habits over time, this invention obtains and applies a user unavailability intelligence by dynamically modifying the beginning and the ending times of a specified user unavailability period based on user experience. One preferred method for dynamically modifying the beginning and ending times is by calculating the moving averages of the actual sleep mode entry and exit times that occurred within a pre-determined period from the specified beginning and ending times.

Intelligent sleep mode indicator

A new and useful sleep mode indicator system for laptop computers provides efficient use of battery power. In sleep mode, this indicator system turns OFF the typical blinking LED during the user-specified periods of unavailability. For example, a computer in sleep does not need to use electricity to identify its sleep mode status while its user is also asleep or is otherwise unavailable. This indicator system collects periods of unavailability and turns OFF the blinking LED during those periods. Also, sometimes the user may intend to operate the computer during a previously specified period of unavailability. This is reflected by the computer not in sleep mode at the start of the period and later enters temporarily into the sleep mode inside that specified period. Assuming that being the case, the present invention skips the period of unavailability just for that day. Further, the indicator system is not turned OFF any more for the rest of the specified period for that particular day.

Sleep mode indicator for a battery-operated device

The present invention includes a temperature-dependent power window and sunroof system for an automotive vehicle. This system according to the present invention is activated when the vehicle is presumably parked and left unattended by a vehicle operator. One aspect of the invention is directed to the detection of actions by the vehicle operator as input for system activation and deactivation, for example, the operator removes the ignition key, opens the driver door, closes the driver door and locks the door. Advantageously, if the vehicle operator stays in the vehicle after the key is removed from the ignition cylinder, the present invention remains inactivated whereby affording the maximum flexibility to the car driver. One preferred embodiment maintains a &ldquo;comfortable&rdquo; temperature range for the interior of the vehicle over the time period the vehicle is parked and left unattended. Moreover, to actively maintain the &ldquo;comfortable&rdquo; temperature range for the vehicle interior, a separate algorithm may be used. Another aspect of the invention includes means of communications to alert the vehicle operator and others in case of exceedingly high or low temperatures in the vehicle interior that might be life-threatening to those toddlers, pets or other incapacitated living beings who are left unattended in the vehicle.

Vehicle having a thermal protection arrangement for toddlers and pets

Our invention has to do with an electrical light fixture for brightening the usually dimmer portion of a drawer storage area. Also, this electrical light fixture is small enough to be attached to an inside surface of a desk. When attached, it is preferably located immediately above the storage area of a desk drawer. This invention does not take away the drawer space available for storage. Also, this electrical light fixture uses battery power for providing automatic lighting turn-on when the drawer is opened and for providing automatic turn-off when the drawer is closed. Alternatively, the automatic turn-off occurs after a pre-determined amount of time. This light fixture is especially convenient for those people who have vision difficulties either because of an illness, a surgical operation or just because of age such as being young children or elderly people.

Drawer light fixture for those having vision difficulties

Unless constantly protected by overhead garages, an automotive vehicle, when parked and with its windows and sunroof opened or closed, is often subjected, respectively, to the risk of freezing or overheating its interior. Such extreme temperatures will reduce the life span of the electronic and mechanical components in or near the vehicle interior. Also, excessively high and low temperatures in the interior of the car would clearly cause a rather discomforting experience for the driver and passengers who subsequently seat themselves in it. This experience is keenly amplified for young children, elderly and those who are physically weak because of their reduced tolerance to discomfort. Briefly, a method and apparatus is provided for automatically adjusting a vehicle's window and sunroof positions after a vehicle operator has left a car unattended. The present invention includes a power window and sunroof system for an automotive vehicle. This system according to the present invention is activated only when the vehicle is presumably parked and left unattended by a vehicle operator. Once activated, the power window and sunroof system will be turned OFF automatically when the vehicle operator returns to drive the vehicle away. The present invention also has a temperature sensing circuitry to be appropriately located somewhere in or near the interior of the vehicle. Once the system is activated, output of the temperature sensing circuitry would then be used to maintain a 'comfortable' temperature range for the interior of the vehicle over the time period the vehicle is parked and left unattended.

Vehicle for automatically adjusting window and sunroof positions after

A dynamic hardware emulation model (10) to be used with a hardware simulator for testing a user device (26) under test. A programming interface (12) controls a memory pool (14) and a command processor/bus manager (16) such that a command cycle is initiated to read and write data through a computer bus (24), to and from the user device (26). The programming interface (12) and the user device (26) can act in a master or slave mode. When the user device (26) is in slave mode, a slave memory (18) contains expected data for comparison purposes, and an arbiter (20) determines which device will have access to the computer bus (24).

Method for simulating bus traffic

A dynamic hardware emulation model (10) to be used with a hardware simulator for testing a user device(26) under test. A programming interface (12) controls a memory pool (14) and a command processor/bus manager (16) such that a command cycle is initiated to read and write data through a computer bus (24), to and from the user device (26). The programming interface (12) and the user device (26) can act in a master or slave mode. When the user device (26) is in slave mode, a slave memory (18) contains expected data for comparison purposes, and an arbiter (20) determines which device will have access to the computer bus (24).

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Campbell, CA, United States of America

Jonathan W Liu