Parallel Transform Modules for Graphics Display Speed and Complexity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing graphics display technologies are limited in speed and flexibility, with increased state machine complexity and costs, especially when handling multiple physiological parameters in patient monitors, leading to inefficiencies and high maintenance costs.
Innovation Solution
The use of multiple transform modules in parallel, each handling specific types of graphics data with feedback signals to manage output and prevent data overlapping, reduces the complexity of the state machine and enhances display speed while allowing for easy expansion and lower maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the state number of the state machine is increased to handle more physiological parameters, then the display capability is improved, but the operation speed is seriously affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the state machine into multiple independent transform modules, each handling specific graphics transformation tasks. This segmentation allows parallel processing of different physiological parameter displays, improving overall operation speed while maintaining the ability to handle multiple parameters simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a sequential state machine approach to a parallel transform module architecture, adding a temporal dimension to the processing. Multiple transform modules operate simultaneously at different stages of graphics transformation, effectively increasing throughput without increasing the complexity of individual module logic.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the state number of the state machine is increased to handle more physiological parameters, then the display capability is improved, but the development and maintenance costs grow substantially
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the state machine into independent transform modules, each module can be developed, tested, and maintained separately. This modular approach reduces the complexity of the overall system while improving display capability, as each module handles specific graphics transformation tasks without interfering with others.
Solution Approach 2:
The transform modules are designed with universal interfaces that can handle different types of graphics data for various physiological parameters. This multi-functionality allows the same module architecture to support multiple display requirements without requiring separate specialized modules for each parameter type.
3Speed
If multiple transform modules are employed in parallel to improve graphics displaying speed, then the display speed is improved, but the complexity of the orthogonal algorithm grows rapidly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the graphics transformation process into independent transform modules, each responsible for specific transformation tasks. This segmentation eliminates the need for complex orthogonal algorithms by allowing each module to operate independently on different data streams, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining parallel processing speed benefits.
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AI summary
An apparatus for displaying graphics includes a memory to store graphics data and output the graphics data to the bus in series, and a plurality of transform modules, wherein, each transform module, based on a type of the graphics outputted to the bus and employing a feedback signal provided by each transform module after a transform operation is executed therein, transforms the corresponding graphics data into image information for the display memory in turn.