Patent ID: 6486918
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for storing video frame data in a memory, the method comprising the steps of:sequentially receiving the frame data, the frame data comprising upper and lower parts each including first and second fields; decoding both the upper and lower parts of the received frame data; storing the first and second fields of the decoded upper part in first and second regions of the memory, respectively; reading the first field of the upper part stored in the first region of the memory for a certain purpose, storing the first field of the lower part in the first region while the first field of the upper part is being read, and storing the second field of the lower part in the second region of the memory; and sequentially reading the first field of the lower part stored in the first region, the second field of the upper part stored in the second region, and the second field of the lower part stored in the second region.