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System for operating a circulating memory which can be addressed via a write and/or read pointer by outputting a signal upon an occurrence of a jump of the pointer

US6189054A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F5/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for operating a circulating memory that can be addressed by a write pointer and/or a read pointer are disclosed. The method and the apparatus are distinguished by the fact that a jump of the write pointer and/or of the read pointer from the end of the memory to the beginning of the memory and/or vice versa is signaled.

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