George C Jacobs

US Patent:

7804435, Sep 28, 2010

Filed:

Aug 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/469335

Inventors:

Greg Sadowski - Cambridge MA, US
George Jacobs - Sterling MA, US
Paul Chow - Richmond Hill, CA

Assignee:

ATI Technologies ULC - Markham, Ontario

International Classification:

H03M 1/12

US Classification:

341155

Abstract:

A video decoder () with reduced power consumption includes a power management controller () that is operative to select one of a plurality of different power consumption states for a video decoder (), and, in response to the determination, vary power consumption of at least one operational portion of the video decoder (). In addition, in one example, a method () for reducing power consumption for a video decoder () includes determining input stream encoding description data () to select one of a plurality of different power consumption states for a video decoder () and, in response to the determination, varying power consumption of at least one operational portion of the video decoder ().

US Patent:

8106804, Jan 31, 2012

Filed:

Aug 24, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/862579

Inventors:

Greg Sadowski - Cambridge MA, US
George Jacobs - Sterling MA, US
Paul Chow - Richmond Hill, CA

Assignee:

ATI Technologies ULC - Markham, Ontario

International Classification:

H03M 1/12

US Classification:

341155, 341157

Abstract:

A video decoder () with reduced power consumption includes a power management controller () that is operative to select one of a plurality of different power consumption states for a video decoder (), and, in response to the determination, vary power consumption of at least one operational portion of the video decoder (). In addition, in one example, a method () for reducing power consumption for a video decoder () includes determining input stream encoding description data () to select one of a plurality of different power consumption states for a video decoder () and, in response to the determination, varying power consumption of at least one operational portion of the video decoder ().