Device, data-processing chain and context-switching method
US11138011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/544
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This data-processing device includes a unit for processing data, a storage memory and a buffer-memory device configured to contain a first group of data relative to a first context and exchange data between the processing unit and the first group of data. The buffer-memory device is further configured to contain a second group of data relative to a second context and, upon reception of a context-switching instruction, exchange data between the processing unit and the second group of data, in place of the first group of data. The data-processing device further includes a context-switching device configured to emit the context-switching instruction, select a group of data recorded in the storage memory, copy the first group of data to the storage memory and copy the selected group of data to the buffer-memory device.
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