Display device and method for transferring image data
View Patent ↗For providing a display device and a method for transferring an image data, shortening process time required to transfer image data without greater processing capacity, the CPU 4 outputs the bypass write signal to the GDC 6 , the CPU 4 then outputs the read signal to both the ROM 5 and the GDC 6 , and the ROM 5 outputs the image data to the data bus 8 according to input of the read signal, wherein the GDC 6 directly reads the image data outputted on the data bus 8 according to input of the read not through the CPU 4 and writes the read image data to the VRAM 7.
1. A display device comprising:
a first memory for storing an image data;
a second memory, to which the image data stored in the first memory is transferred;
a first controller reading the image data stored in the first memory and outputting the data to a data bus;
a second controller reading the image data from the data bus and then writing the image data to the second memory; and
a single read signal line to which the read signal is outputted from the first controller, directly connected to the first controller, the first memory, and the second controller,
wherein the data bus is mutually connected to the first memory, the first controller and the second controller;
wherein when the first controller outputs a read signal to the read signal line, the image data is outputted to the data bus from the first memory;
wherein the second controller reads directly the image data outputted to the data bus while avoiding the first controller and directly writes the read image data into the second memory according to the read signal inputted to the second controller via the single read signal line,
wherein the first controller outputs a bypass write signal for instructing the second controller to transfer the image data, the bypass signal different from the read signal and being outputted at least during the read signal being outputted, and
wherein when the bypass write signal is outputted during the read signal being outputted, the second controller reads the image data outputted in the data bus and writes the read image data on the second memory.
2. A method for transferring an image data in a display device including
a first memory for storing an image data,
a second memory to which the image data stored in the first memory is transferred,
a first controller reading the image data stored in the first memory and outputting the data to a data bus,
a second controller reading the data from the data bus and then writing the image data to the second memory, and
a single read signal line to which the read signal is outputted from the first controller directly connected to the first controller, the first memory, and the second controller,
wherein the data bus is mutually connected to the first memory, the first controller and the second controller, the first memory outputting the image data to the data bus upon the first controller outputting a read signal to the first memory that outputs the image data to the data bus for reading the image data stored in the data bus, the method transferring the image data stored in the data bus via the first memory to the second memory, the method comprising the steps of:
outputting a read signal to both the second controller and the first memory by using the first controller;
outputting the image data onto the data bus according to input of the read signal directly while avoiding the first controller; and
directly writing the read image data into the second memory by using the second controller according to the read signal inputted to the second controller via the single read signal line,
wherein the first controller outputs a bypass write signal for instructing the second controller to transfer the image data, the bypass signal different from the read signal and being outputted at least during the read signal being outputted, and
wherein when the bypass write signal is outputted during the read signal being outputted, the second controller reads the image data outputted in the data bus and writes the read image data on the second memory.