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Method and apparatus for translating binary code

US7594221B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2004
Grant dateSep 22, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/45516
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of translating binary code instructions from a source format to a target format for processing by a target processor includes converting a source instruction into a source intermediate data structure having a plurality of members, mapping the members in the source intermediate data structure to corresponding members in a target intermediate data structure according to a template, and converting the target intermediate data structure into a target instruction.

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