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Decoding an instruction portion and forwarding part of the portion to a first destination, re-encoding a different part of the portion and forwarding to a second destination

US6976151B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2000
Grant dateDec 13, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/382
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a processor receives coded instructions and converts the instructions to a second code prior to execution. The processor may be a digital signal processor. A decoder in the processor determines the destination of the instructions and performs decoding functions based on the destination.

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