Patent ID: 9654724
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a digital video signal into a programmable processing unit of a video display device, the video display device comprising a plurality of programmable processing units, and the video display device comprising a storage mode and an image processing mode, the storage mode comprising compressing and storing the digital video signal in a memory of the video display device and retrieving and decompressing the stored compressed digital video signal for display, and the image processing mode comprising displaying the digital video signal without compressing and storing the digital video signal in the memory; receiving an input from a user; if the received input comprises a first input; placing the video display device in the storage mode and downloading a first microcode into at least one programmable processor of the programmable processing unit; and if the received input comprises a second input, placing the video display device in the image processing mode and downloading a second microcode into the at least one programmable processor of the programmable processing unit to perform enhanced image processing on the digital video signal, the second input being different from the first input.