Opcode numbering for meta-data encoding
US6463521B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4552
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for including opcode information in an opcode includes numbering the opcode such that a property of the opcode is represented by at least one bit of the opcode. According to one aspect, the number of data units required to advance to the next opcode is encoded into the opcode value itself. According to another aspect, opcodes are numbered such that opcodes having the same properties have opcode values in the same opcode range.
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