Netlogic Microsystems, Inc

Novacentrix Corp.

Rens Ross

Erik Schlanger

Steven C McCool

Eric Swartzendruber

Eric Devolder

Brendan Donahe

Sandip Ladhani

In one form, a video processing device () includes a memory () and a plurality of staged macroblock processing engines (). The memory () is operable to store partially decoded video data decoded from a stream of encoded video data. The plurality of staged macroblock processing engines () is coupled to the memory () and is responsive to a request to process the partially decoded video data to generate a plurality of macroblocks of decoded video data. In another form, a first a first macroblock of decoded video data having a first location () within a first row () of a video frame () is generated, and a second macroblock of decoded video data having a second location () within a second row () of the video frame () is generated during the generating of the first macroblock.

System, method and device for processing macroblock video data

A video processing device () includes a bitstream accelerator module () and a video processing engine (). The bitstream accelerator module () has an input for receiving a stream of encoded video data, and an output adapted to be coupled to a memory () for storing partially decoded video data. The bitstream accelerator module () partially decodes the stream of encoded video data according to a selected one of a plurality of video formats to provide the partially decoded video data. The video processing engine () has input adapted to be coupled to the memory () for reading the partially decoded video data, and an output for providing decoded video data.

System, method and device to encode and decode video data having multiple video data formats

A system for monitoring and controlling the safety system of equipment, which is used to insure personnel safety and cause the system to 'fail safe' in the event of computer or software failure, the failure of a critical piece of hardware, or the opening of any interlock indicating, for example, the unexpected entry of personnel into a dangerous area. Provides an integrated system of timed status monitoring hardware and software for use in a distributed-network computer-controlled environment. The hardware piece of this system includes a digital I/O computer add-on card, or other hardware supporting high-speed alternating state telemetry, and a custom circuit card. Such a circuit, when used within the overall control system can monitor the state of interlock switches and monitor the status of the computer control system(s). Such a safety circuit can then cause a shutdown appropriate to the failure detected. In addition, it has an ability to sense local hardware status information and immediately signal the computer of any potentially dangerous situation.

Equipment fail safe safety system

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