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Rpx Corporation

Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.

Parkson Wong

Michael K Poimboeuf

William R Lawson

Kevin Anthony Smith

Francis S Bernard

Todd S Stock

Kuo-Tseng Tseng

In a novel computation device, a plurality of partial product generators is communicatively coupled to a binary number multiplier. The binary number is partitioned in the computation device into non-overlapping subsets of binary bits and each subset is coupled to one of the plurality of partial product generators. Each partial product generator, upon receiving a subset of binary bits representing a number, generates a multiplication product of the number and a predetermined constant. The multiplication products from all partial product generators are summed to generate the final product between the predetermined constant and the binary number. The partial product generators are constructed by logic gates and wires connected the logic gates including a AND gate. The partial product generators are free of memory elements.

Methods and apparatuses for performing multiplication

Multiple media devices are synchronized in a multi-media system having a computer system, a plurality of media devices, and a display system. Each media device to be synchronized receives a front-end synchronization signal that periodically increments a front-end counter. The front-end counter represents an unadjusted system time (UST). The media device obtains a frame of data to be displayed from a computer system. The media device also receives a back-end synchronization signal that periodically increments a back-end counter each time a frame of data is to he displayed. The back-end counter represents a media stream count (MSC). UST and MSC data are periodically transmitted to the computer system for analysis and use by a synchronization algorithm. Specifically, UST is transmitted to the computer system each time a frame of data is obtained, and a UST/MSC pair is transmitted to the computer system each time a frame of data is displayed. The computer system executes a synchronization algorithm that uses the transmitted UST and UST/MSC pair to maintain the media devices in a synchronized state.

System and method for synchronizing multiple media devices

Multiple media devices are synchronized in a multi-media system having a computer system, a plurality of media devices, and a display system. Each media device to be synchronized receives a front-end synchronization signal that periodically increments a front-end counter. The front-end counter represents an unadjusted system time (UST). The media device obtains a frame of data to be displayed from a computer system. The media device also receives a back-end synchronization signal that periodically increments a back-end counter each time a frame of data is to be displayed. The back-end counter represents a media stream count (MSC). UST and MSC data are periodically transmitted to the computer system for analysis and use by a synchronization algorithm. Specifically, UST is transmitted to the computer system each time a frame of data is obtained, and a UST/MSC pair is transmitted to the computer system each time a frame of data is displayed. The computer system executes a synchronization algorithm that uses the transmitted UST and UST/MSC pair to maintain the media devices in a synchronized state.

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