Inter-processor communication method
US8006069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/8015
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Inter-processor communication systems and methods that define within the instruction set of the microprocessor a command for directing the microprocessor to relinquish control over at least one of the microprocessor's internal registers. The microprocessor may then signal a communication interface that collects data from external sources. The communication interface takes control over the internal register released by the microprocessor and inputs the collected external data directly into the internal register of the microprocessor. Once data is place into the internal register, control of that register may be returned to the microprocessor.
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