Appeal No. 96-1319
Application 07/934,982
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
rejection of claims 1-16, which constitute all the claims in the application. An amendment
after final rejection was filed on May 18, 1995 and was entered by the examiner.
The disclosed invention pertains to a smart video memory for use in a method and
apparatus for video processing. More particularly, the smart video memory has all the
features of a conventional video memory as well as a processor for executing instructions
on the same integrated circuit. The smart memory can operate in a standard mode in
which the processor is not used or in a smart mode in which the processor handles some
of the processing requirements of the video processing system.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A smart video memory, comprising:
data storage including a random access memory and a serial access memory;
a processor to execute instructions stored in said data storage and to read and
write data in said data storage, said data storage and processor integrated in a single
integrated circuit;
external leads coupled to said data storage and processor and extending from said
single integrated circuit for externally connecting an external device to said data storage
and processor, said external leads arranged such that the smart video memory is directly
accessible as a standard video memory device by said external device while the
processor is prevented from executing the instructions; and
at least one of said external leads comprising a serial data lead coupled to said
serial access memory for serial data access.
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