Patent ID: 8066642
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: G01S,G10K

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound imaging system comprising: a memory containing a multi-dimensional array storing information used in beam forming with respect to ultrasound signals, said stored information containing beam forming parameters of a plurality of beam configurations individually locatable from a base address; and a memory control having a hierarchy of sequencers controlling access to said information stored in said multidimensional array during processing of said ultrasound signals, wherein said hierarchy of sequencers include a sequencer configured to compute a data address relative to said base address for beam forming parameters contained in said multi-dimensional array wherein said hierarchy of sequencers comprises: a frame sequencer providing control with respect to accessing information for completing a frame; and an address sequencer providing control with respect to accessing particular information under control of said frame sequencer; said address sequencer determines an address of information for a current line using at least one parameter provided thereto from said frame sequencer; and said address is determined as an offset from said base address in at least one dimension of said multi-dimensional array.