Patent ID: 7924296
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: G06T,G09G

Abstract:
1. A system for direct memory access (DMA) controlled image processing, the system comprising: a DMA fetching module, the DMA fetching module being configured to fetch image data from a plurality of image sources, the DMA fetching module including a DMA master and a plurality of DMA channels, the plurality of DMA channels fetching a plurality of image tiles of pixel data in a certain fetching order, each of the plurality of DMA channels fetching the plurality of image tiles from at least one of the plurality of image sources, the DMA master controlling the fetching; and at least one processor operatively coupled with the DMA fetching module, the at least one processor generating a combined image for display, the combined image including images from the plurality of image sources, wherein the plurality of image tiles are generated when the plurality of DMA channels perform the fetching, and wherein the plurality of image sources generate a plurality of the image data to be fetched, that are of different resolution, orientation, and/or color space.