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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, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Zhou Hong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Konstantine I. Iourcha, San Jose, CA (US);
Krishna S. Nayak, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhou Hong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Konstantine I. Iourcha, San Jose, CA (US);
Krishna S. Nayak, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
S3 Graphics Co., Ltd., , KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method implemented in a graphics engine for decoding image blocks to derive an original image is provided. The method comprises receiving at least one encoded image data block at a block decoder, the at least one encoded image data block comprising a plurality of codewords and a bitmap. The method further comprises determining a block type based on the plurality of codewords and selecting a decoder unit among a plurality of decoder units in accordance with the block type.