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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2008
Xavier Cauchy, Laval, FR;
Bruno Thery, Grenoble, FR;
Anthony Philippe, Grenoble, FR;
Mark Petrus Vos, Crolles, FR;
Xavier Cauchy, Laval, FR;
Bruno Thery, Grenoble, FR;
Anthony Philippe, Grenoble, FR;
Mark Petrus Vos, Crolles, FR;
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
An image processing system includes a memory for storing data associated with pixels of images, with the pixels having spatial coordinates in an image coordinate system having first and second axes; a processing device including a processor which processes the associated data; and an interface device which accesses in memory addresses associated with pixels of a block of pixels. In the interface device, access information is received indicating a base memory address, information regarding the dimensions of the block along the axes of the image coordinate system, and a storage method. At least one access rule is selected from multiple rules as a function of the storage method. The memory is accessed at the addresses associated with the pixels in the block, by applying the selected rule starting from the base address and taking into account the dimensions of the block.