(19)
(11) EP 1 018 082 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
12.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/28

(21) Application number: 98942197.9

(22) Date of filing: 24.08.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/14
(86) International application number:
PCT/US9817/423
(87) International publication number:
WO 9910/818 (04.03.1999 Gazette 1999/09)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 25.08.1997 US 918090

(71) Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
San Diego, California 92121 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • EASTON, Kenneth, D.
    San Diego, CA 92126 (US)

(74) Representative: Wagner, Karl H., Dipl.-Ing. 
Wagner & Geyer,Patentanwälte,Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) VARIABLE BLOCK SIZE 2-DIMENSIONAL INVERSE DISCRETE COSINE TRANSFORM ENGINE