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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Anthony Chan, Richmond Hill, CA;
Chun Wang, Markham, CA;
Ed Callway, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A video decoder block provides a common pathway for processing video signals encoded using different video formats. The video decoder block passes the video signals through the same processing components in order convert the signals to a common format for display or storage. Each processing component can be disabled or by-passed to enable or disable the function performed by the component. This reduces the number of components and signal processors required in devices that need to accommodate signals of different formats.