System, method and article of manufacture for decompressing digital camera sensor data

1. A method for decompressing compressed video data in a processor having at least two pipelines, comprising:

obtaining a plurality of raw data bits from a compressed video data stream;

extracting one or more components from said plurality of raw data bits by analyzing said plurality of raw data bits in a look-up table; and

directing each component into one of the pipelines for processing purposes based on the analysis.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein each component is directed into said one of the pipelines based on which pipeline is more suitable for processing the component.

3. A computer readable medium embodied on a computer readable medium for decompressing compressed video data in a processor having at least two pipelines, comprising:

a code segment for obtaining a plurality of raw data bits from a compressed video data stream;

extracting one or more components from said plurality of raw data bits by analyzing said plurality of raw data bits in a look-up table; and

a code segment for directing each component into one of the pipelines for processing purposes based on the analysis.

4. The computer program as set forth in claim 3 , wherein each component is directed into said one of the pipelines based on which pipeline is more suitable for processing the component.

5. A system for decompressing compressed video data in a processor for increased efficiency, comprising:

a processor module for extracting a plurality of components from compressed video data using a look-up table;

a central processing unit having at least two pipelines for receiving the components of the compressed video data for processing purposes; and

a pipe analyzer coupled between the processor module and the central processing unit for analyzing the components of the compressed video data and directing the components of the compressed video data into one of the pipelines of the central processing unit based on the analysis.

6. The system as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the pipe analyzer directs each component into one of the pipelines based on which pipeline is more suitable for processing the component.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a microprocessor having a plurality of pipelines;

memory;

a communication adapter, capable of transmitting and receiving data over a communication network;

a microphone, speaker, and a display device; and

logic encoded in a tangible medium which when executed is operable to decompress compressed video data received from the communication network utilizing a look-up table to analyze components of said compressed video data and sending such components down selected ones of said plurality of pipelines.

8. An apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein said display device is a touch-screen display device.