Patent · US Expired

PC circuits, systems and methods

US6170049A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 1999
Grant dateJan 2, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/509
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved PC system that includes a main CPU microprocessor, a file-based operating system, and a DSP microprocessor arranged so that the DSP can execute main CPU operations during time intervals in which the main CPU is otherwise occupied, thereby increasing the bandwidth of the system is provided. This PC system may include multiple CPUs and/or multiple DSPs.

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