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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1999
Jay Bruce Ross, Pennington, NJ (US);
WhamTech, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A single contiguous memory buffer is disclosed having at least first and second memory spaces in the memory buffer each functioning as a FIFO. When operating the memory buffer in a first mode, the first memory space functions as an input structure for loading of the one or more words, and the second memory space functions as an output structure for unloading of the one or more words. When operating the memory buffer in a second mode, the first memory space functions as the output structure for unloading of the one or more words, and the second memory space functions as the input structure for loading of the one or more words. A flip signal is used to toggle between the first and second modes to operate the first and second memory spaces. The respective sizes of the memory spaces vary dynamically according to whether the buffer memory is operating in the first mode or the second mode.