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- Patent Title: Signal processor with a plurality of kinds of processors and a shared memory accessed through a versatile control means
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Application No.: US09960797Application Date: 2001-09-25
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Publication No.: US07114039B2Publication Date: 2006-09-26
- Inventor: Shinichi Yamashita , Kazuhiko Haruma
- Applicant: Shinichi Yamashita , Kazuhiko Haruma
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP6-263717 19941027; JP6-263718 19941027; JP6-263719 19941027
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00 ; G06F15/00

Abstract:
A signal processor comprises a plurality of processing circuits for carrying out various kinds of processing which differ from one another; a memory circuit provided commonly for respective processing circuits, and a control circuit for carrying out access control between the respective processing circuits and the memory circuit, characterized in that the control circuit carries out address control in different units in accordance with the respective processing circuits.
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