Patent ID: 7990390

Claim:
A network adapted to perform multiple processing of data comprising: a first display pipeline that is formed in real time from a plurality of possible display pipelines and that performs at least a first processing step on received data; a buffer that stores the processed data; and a second display pipeline that is formed in real time from a plurality of possible display pipelines and that performs at least a second processing step on the data processed by the first display pipeline and stored in the buffer; and wherein the first display pipeline is formed from a first three or more nodes and wherein the second display pipeline is formed from a second three or more nodes, and wherein each of the first three or more nodes forming the first display pipeline is different from each of the second three or more nodes forming the second display pipeline; and a third display pipeline that is formed in real time from the plurality of possible pipelines wherein the third display pipeline performs one of the first processing step or second processing step on another set of received data while either the first or second pipeline are formed, wherein the third pipeline comprises three or more nodes; and wherein the data comprises a first data stream with a first video frame rate, a second data stream with a second video frame rate, and a third data stream with a third video frame rate.