PIPELINE SYSTEM INCLUDING INVERSE MODELLER STAGE, INVERSE COSINE TRANSFORM STAGE, AND PROCESSING STAGE

摘要

A pipeline system processes data in a series of stages which include an inverse modeller stage, an inverse discrete cosine transform stage, and a processing stage. The processing stage is positioned between the inverse modeller stage and the inverse discrete cosine transform stage and responds to tokens for processing data. The tokens each include a plurality of data words. Extension indicators in each word indicate the presence or absence of additional words in the token, thereby permitting the tokens to be unlimited in length.