Multi-way polling, branching and waiting opcode
US4868469A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30054
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are an opcode and associated circuitry which enable various polling, branching and waiting logic to occur within one machine cycle. This circuitry can be applied in a variety of different applications where multi-way branching is required promptly when particular input patterns or desired state signals are detected.
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