Patent ID: 6647150
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
Image processing apparatus comprising:a memory; an integrated circuit connected to the memory, the integrated circuit including: a first function circuit which performs a signal processing function on at least one of a plurality of image signals to produce at least one processed image signal, a second function circuit that performs a further signal processing function on least one of the plurality of image signals to produce at least one further processed image signal, a memory controller having more than five memory ports, the memory controller including: means for concurrently storing at least two image signals of the plurality of image signals in the memory, and means for concurrently reading at least two image signals of the plurality of image signals from the memory, and a routing switch coupled to the first and second function circuits, and the memory controller for concurrently routing at least two image signals of the plurality of image signals to the memory controller and to at least one of the first and second function circuits.