Patent ID: 7970262
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for providing images for display, said system comprising: a memory for storing parameters associated with the images; a first processor for decoding said images and writing said parameters associated with the images to the memory; and a second processor for reading the parameters from the memory and determining an order for displaying the images based on the parameters and determining times to overwrite the particular ones of the decoded images in the memory based on the parameters that the second processor has read; wherein the memory stores the decoded images; and wherein reading the parameters from the memory and determining times to overwrite the particular ones of the decoded images in the memory based on the parameters that the second processor has read further comprises determining whether the next picture is an I picture or a P picture, and if the next picture is an I picture or a P picture, determining to overwrite an I picture or P picture that has been stored for the longest time in the memory.