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Method and system for executing new instructions

US11914997B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 2021
Grant dateFeb 27, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/542
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for executing new instructions is provided. The method is used in a processor and includes: receiving an instruction; when the received instruction is an unknown instruction, executing a conversion program by an operating system, wherein the conversion program executes the following steps: determining whether the received instruction is a new instruction; converting the received instruction into at least one old instruction when the received instruction is a new instruction; and executing the at least one old instruction.

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