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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher K. Wolf, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing video output phase control in a decoder. In particular, the present invention provides a decoder that precisely aligns output of video display data with a time stamp associated with the video display data and thereby allows for efficient usage of compressed video buffer memory in the decoder. In one embodiment, the decoder includes a video output processor for displaying video data and a timer connected to the video output processor for providing video output phase control. A method is also provided for providing video output phase control in the decoder.