Patent ID: 9098674
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A data processing apparatus for segmental processing of input data, the apparatus including: a plurality of data processing sets, each of the plurality of data processing sets comprising a plurality of data processors, a data processor from a data processing set being coupled in a series to a corresponding data processor from another data processing set in a manner such that discrete data packets are passed from a data processor from a data processing set to a corresponding data processor in another data processing set; and a central controller configurable to control allocation of the input data to the plurality of data processing sets so as to determine which segment of the input data is to be processed by which data processing set of the plurality of data processing sets, the central controller being also for controlling transmission of output data from the apparatus; wherein each of the plurality of data processing sets is for processing at least one segment of the input data and wherein each of the plurality of data processing sets includes a set controller which is designated by the central controller, the set controller being one of the plurality of data processors in the data processing set, the set controller being designated for either a permanent or temporary basis and being configured to receive instructions from the central controller for controlling the data processing set which the set controller is part of.