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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Yoshinori Washizu, Tokyo, JP;
Motoi Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Sachiyo Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Kaoru Yamanoue, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshinori Washizu, Tokyo, JP;
Motoi Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Sachiyo Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Kaoru Yamanoue, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G09G 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A graphic memory is space-divided into a first area and a second area. In the first area, a task corresponding to a predetermined application is executed regardless of which task is processed by a main processor. A switchable area is divided in time so that data related to tasks corresponding to a plurality of applications is sequentially stored in the switchable area in accordance with task switching in the main processor.