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Direct access to slave processing by unprotected application using context saving and restoration

US5794037A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 1997
Grant dateAug 11, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/461
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system provides multiple unprotected applications direct access to a slave processor. The host processor issues context switching requests to save and restore partially completed unprotected requests in the slave processor.

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