Patent ID: 11968381
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A method for sharing frame decompression circuitry, the method comprising:
accepting, from a video decoder, a first request for a first decompressed frame;
decompressing a first compressed frame to produce the first decompressed frame;
providing, to the video decoder, the first decompressed frame responsive to the first request;
accepting, from a display controller, a second request for a second decompressed frame;
decompressing a second compressed frame to produce the second decompressed frame;
providing, to the display controller, the second decompressed frame responsive to the second request;
sharing the frame decompression circuitry between at least the video decoder and the display controller using timeslots; and
switching access to the frame decompression circuitry between at least the video decoder and the display controller responsive to receipt of at least one interrupt.