Patent ID: 6981057

Claim:
Image data processing apparatus, comprising: a first image processing system; a first frame storage means connected to said first image processing system via a high bandwidth connection, wherein said first image processing system reads first location data to identify the location of frames on said first frame storage means; a second image processing system; and a second frame storage means connected to said second image processing system via a high bandwidth connection, wherein said second image processing system reads second location data to identify the location of frames on said second frame storage means; wherein: said first image processing system is disconnected from said first frame storage means and reconnected to said second frame storage means; said second image processing system is disconnected from said second frame storage means and reconnected to said first frame storage means; said first location data is transferred to said second image processing system; said second location data is transferred to said first image processing system; said first image processing system reads said second location data to enable direct access to said reconnected second storage means; and said second image processing system reads said first location data to enable direct access to said reconnected first storage means.