Patent US 5,481,727

A multiprocessor type time varying image encoding system having a plurality of digital signal processor (DSP) modules (DMM's) connected in parallel, each DMM having a DSP, a local memory and an interrupt control unit, a plurality of common memories for storing data which is being processed, parameters, etc., an input frame memory which enables reading and writing operations to be executed asynchronously, a combination of a task control unit and a task table for distributing tasks to the DMM's, a plurality of independent common buses, and a combination of a bus control unit and a bus control table for bus sharing control.