Hardware Stereo Signal Synchronization Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for synchronizing stereo signals across multiple display devices rely on software, which has limitations and is not efficient for synchronized stereoscopic display.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing hardware logic to synchronize stereo signals across multiple display devices, including frame lock and flip lock capabilities, ensures synchronized scanout and swapping of front and back buffers, enabling stereoscopic display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If software is used to synchronize stereo signals across display devices, then synchronization can be achieved, but efficiency is reduced and software-dependent limitations occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces software-based synchronization with a hardware-based system using dedicated logic circuits. The hardware logic directly processes stereo signals and coordinates multiple display devices through electrical signals, eliminating the inefficiencies of software processing while maintaining reliable synchronization across the display system.
2Productivity
If hardware logic is used to synchronize stereo signals, then synchronization efficiency is improved and software limitations are reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dedicated hardware logic circuit as an intermediary component that mediates between the stereo signal source and multiple display devices. This intermediary handles the complex synchronization tasks in hardware, providing efficient coordination while isolating the complexity from the main system architecture and other components.
3Reliability
If frame locking and flip locking techniques are used, then synchronized scanout and buffer swapping is achieved, but the system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines frame locking and flip locking functions into a unified hardware logic system. The same hardware circuit performs both the scanout synchronization (frame locking) and the buffer swapping coordination (flip locking), eliminating the need for separate control mechanisms and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining accurate synchronization.
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AI summary
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for synchronizing stereo signals. In use, stereo signals are synchronized amongst a plurality of display devices utilizing hardware.