Method of and apparatus for utilizing video buffer in a multi-purpose fashion to extend the video buffer to multiple windows

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10142562
APP PUB NO 20140152896A1
SERIAL NO

14175815

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The present invention includes a method and device that allows efficient mixing of multiple video images with a graphics screen while utilizing only one video buffer. The present invention partitions the sole video buffer, pre-scales the plurality of video images and inserts them into the partitioned video buffer in a predetermined range of buffer addresses. The present invention mixes the partitioned video including the pre-scaled video images with the graphics screen to produce a video display including both a video screen and a graphics screen.

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SONY CORPORATIONTOKYO
SONY ELECTRONICS INC1 SONY DRIVE PARK RIDGE NJ 07656

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amendolagine, James San Jose, US 28 634
Dunn, Ted Los Gatos, US 35 1225

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