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7206894 Microcomputer application system, microcomputer, signal processing system and signal processing LSI  
An external ROM stores a control program PG for controlling a microcomputer. An MPU executes copy processing to copy a high-speed processing part PGM 1 stored in the external ROM to a high-speed...
7197577 Autonomic input/output scheduler selector  
The automatic selection of an input/output scheduler in a computing system with a plurality of input/output schedulers is disclosed. Each of the plurality of input/output schedulers is mapped...
7197626 Plural microcontrollers for managing CPU allocation and device resources including establishing connections without a centralized operating system  
A hardware/firmware layer comprising a Device Manager, an Information Manager, a Memory Manager, and a Process Manager contained in one or more semiconductor chips is disclosed. The...
7194601 Low-power decode circuitry and method for a processor having multiple decoders  
A processor includes first decoder logic capable of decoding a plurality of encoded instructions comprising a first instruction set, the first decoder logic having an input to receive an encoded...
7185128 System and method for machine specific register addressing in external devices  
There is disclosed a bus interface unit for transferring machine specific register (MSR) requests between a plurality of bus devices. The bus interface unit comprises: 1) a plurality of input ports...
7167976 Interface for integrating reconfigurable processors into a general purpose computing system  
The present invention describes a method and system for an interface for integrating reconfigurable processors into a general purpose computing system. In particular, the system resides in a...
7165006 Scan chain disable function for power saving  
An apparatus, a method and a computer program product are provided for conserving energy during functional mode of a processor by disabling the scan chain. By inserting logic gating into the scan...
7165128 Multifunctional I/O organizer unit for multiprocessor multimedia chips  
An apparatus and method for providing enhanced performance for multi-processor multimedia chips. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a data and communication apparatus coupled...
7159211 Method for executing a sequential program in parallel with automatic fault tolerance  
The present invention provides system and methods for executing a sequential in parallel. Parallel procedures, specified in the program, are executed as parallel slave processes. A process when...
7155718 Method and apparatus to suspend and resume on next instruction for a microcontroller  
In a computer system including at least one microcontroller, by suspending tasks after execution of particular instructions, such as a load-register-from-external-memory instruction, or when a...
7155600 Method and logical apparatus for switching between single-threaded and multi-threaded execution states in a simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processor  
A method and logical apparatus for switching between single-threaded and multi-threaded execution states within a simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processor provides a mechanism for switching...
7146488 System and method for expanding processor functionality  
A system comprises at least one processor, and supporting firmware for supporting at least one function of the at least one processor. The system further comprises logic operable to expand the...
7120903 Data processing apparatus and method for generating the data of an object program for a parallel operation apparatus  
An object code for sequentially switching contexts of processing circuits arrayed in a matrix in a parallel operation apparatus is generated from a general source code descriptive of operation of...
7110830 Microprocessor system and method for protecting the system from the exchange of modules  
A microprocessor system includes a plurality of modules, among them a microprocessor and at least one storage module for storing the code and/or data for the microprocessor. Stored, in a...
7107361 Coupled computers and a method of coupling computers  
The present invention provides coupled-type computers wherein a computer can be coupled with computers of the same structure easily, and can be coupled with other computers of the same structure in...
7106600 Interposer device  
The present invention provides devices and techniques for replacing at least one processor in a multi-processor computer system with an interposer device that maintains at least some of the...
7035906 Global network computers  
This invention generally relates to one or more computer networks having computers like personal computers or network servers with microprocessors linked by broadband transmission means and having...
7028162 Configurable processing block capable of interacting with external hardware  
The configurable hardware block is designed to read data stored in a memory according to its configuration, to process the read-out data arithmetically and/or logically and to write the data...
7024538 Processor multiple function units executing cycle specifying variable length instruction block and using common target block address updated pointers  
A multiprocessor data processing system for executing a program having branch instructions therein, each branch instruction specifying a target address in the program defining an instruction that...
7020854 Automated processor generation system for designing a configurable processor and method for the same  
An automated processor design tool uses a description of customized processor instruction set extensions in a standardized language to develop a configurable definition of a target instruction set,...
7016983 System and method for controlling a communication bus  
A method for controlling communication. The method sends a first instruction from a first processor to a first device via a processor bus in electrical communication with a first bus, sends a...
7000092 Heterogeneous multi-processor reference design  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for heterogeneous multiprocessor reference design. In an aspect of the present invention, a method of designing a multiprocessor integrated...
6993597 Terminal apparatus  
A low cost, a low power consumption and a small size are three very important factors for a mobile communication terminal. A great problem is posed by the conventional technique using a DSP and a...
6981074 Descriptor-based load balancing  
A multiprocessor switching device substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described in connection with a descriptor-based packet processing mechanism for use in efficiently...
RE38911 Modular digital image processing via an image processing chain with modifiable parameter controls  
Aspects for allowing variably controlled alteration of image processing of digital image data in a digital image capture device include forming an image processing chain with two or more image...
6963829 Method and apparatus for interfacing a spectrum digital incorporated TMS470 evaluation board with a spectrum digital incorporated TMS320LC54X evaluation board  
A bridge board connects a TMS470 processor evaluation module and a TMS320C54XX processor evaluation module. The bridge board performs translation of signal formats on both of the boards and also...
6959365 Microcomputer including a flash memory and a flash memory rewrite program stored therein  
A microcomputer with a built-in flash memory is obtained in which the flash memory can be properly rewritten with a rewrite program kept placed on the flash memory and without requiring additional...
6954841 Viterbi decoding for SIMD vector processors with indirect vector element access  
A configuration of vector units, digital circuitry and associated instructions is disclosed for the parallel processing of multiple Viterbi decoder butterflies on a programmable digital signal...
6948005 Peripheral device for programmable controller  
A storage unit stores ranges of devices allocated for each sequence program. A device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying...
6938118 Controlling access to a primary memory  
The invention relates to a primary memory such as a dynamic random access memory, and a method and controller for controlling access to such a memory. The access control for the primary memory ( 60...
6931513 Data converter with statistical domain output  
An integrated circuit having statistical processing capability. The integrated circuit has an input for receiving input data in a first data domain. A data converter is provided for converting...
6928535 Data input/output configuration for transfer among processing elements of different processors  
An image input section and a signal processing section are provided. The image input section includes an array of pixel in which a plurality of pixels having a CMOS type photoelectric converting...
6925554 Method of programming USB microcontrollers  
An apparatus comprising a microcontroller configured to (i) send or receive data over one or more data lines when in a first mode and (ii) be programmed through said data lines when in a second mode.
6920545 Reconfigurable processor with alternately interconnected arithmetic and memory nodes of crossbar switched cluster  
A reconfigurable processor architecture. A reconfigurable processor is an array of a multiplicity of various functional elements, between which the interconnections may be programmably configured....
6917220 Semiconductor device and a method for checking state transition thereof  
A semiconductor device includes a state code register that stores a state code representing a present internal state. A state transition logic unit is configured to determine a state code for a...
6907560 Forward error correction (FEC) on a link between ICs  
An apparatus suitable for generating a signal for transmission over a link between two ICs is provided. The apparatus receives an input signal comprising payload data to be transmitted and...
6889271 Methods and apparatus for meter I/O board addressing and communication  
The present invention, in one embodiment, is a method for input/output (I/O) board addressing and communications in an electronic electric meter having a microcomputer. The method includes steps of...
6885376 System, method, and computer program product for near-real time load balancing across multiple rendering pipelines  
A system, method, and computer program product for creating a sequence of computer graphics frames, using a plurality of rendering pipelines. For each frame, each rendering pipeline receives a...
6882940 Methods and devices for prediction of hypoglycemic events  
Described herein are methods, devices, and microprocessors useful for predicting a hypoglycemic event in a subject. The hypoglycemic predictive approach described herein utilizes information...
6880033 Methods for configuring separate accessibility of each channel of a dual channel SCSI chip  
A method for configuring channels of a dual channel SCSI chip is provided which includes setting at least one bit in a first configuration space within a first channel control in the dual channel...
6862634 Mechanism to improve performance in a multi-node computer system  
In a distributed multi-node computer system each switch provides routing of data packets between CPU nodes, I/O nodes, and memory nodes. Each switch is connected through a corresponding I/O node to...
6850879 Microcomputer with emulator interface  
A microcomputer includes a processor and an emulator interface circuit that provides processor state information to an external emulator. The emulator interface circuit operates at a clock speed...
6851042 Audio, fax and modem capabilities with a digital signal processor of a sound card of a computer system  
An optional card including a digital signal processor (DSP) for use by a modem daughter board, where the modem daughter board is equipped with a data access arrangement (DAA) for upgrading a...
6845229 Educational instruction system  
A main server 5 registers information about lecturers and students, and it introduces the lecturers to the students automatically. Thus, the system assists the lecture of the lecturers to be...
6826628 PCI-PCMCIA smart card reader  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for implementing an integrated video card and smart card reader. A single processor is used to perform both video and smart card reader functions. The processor...
6820189 Computation core executing multiple operation DSP instructions and micro-controller instructions of shorter length without performing switch operation  
A computation core for executing programmed instructions includes an execution block for performing digital signal processor operations in response to digital signal processor instructions and for...
6820143 On-chip data transfer in multi-processor system  
A system and method are provided for improving performance of a computer system by providing a direct data transfer between different processors. The system includes a first and second processor....
6802017 Partial enabling of functional unit based on data and size pair in register  
An SZ (size information) section is provided for each of registers that make up a register file. Suppose an instruction decoded requests that operand data of a particular size be loaded from a RAM...
6789183 Apparatus and method for activation of a digital signal processor in an idle mode for interprocessor transfer of signal groups in a digital signal processing unit  
In a digital processing unit having a plurality of digital signal processors, a first digital signal processor can request a direct transfer of a signal group stored in the memory unit of a second...
6785743 Template data transfer coprocessor  
The template data transfer coprocessor (TDTP) offloads block data transfer operations from a mediaprocessor. A uni-block template, program-guided template, an indirect template and queue-based...
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