Dynamic reconfiguration of applications on a multi-processor embedded system

US9990227B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Coherent Logix, Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Wilbur William Kaku · Sunnyvale, US
• Michael Lyle Purnell · Scotts Valley, US
• Geoffrey N. Ellis · Santa Cruz, US
• John Mark Beardslee · Menlo Park, US
• Zhong Qing Shang · Cupertino, US
• Teng-I Wang · Yorba Linda, US
• Stephen E. Lim · Scotts Valley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 23, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 5, 2018
• Expiry date: Oct 23, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2209/483
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A multiprocessor system and method for swapping applications executing on the multiprocessor system are disclosed. The plurality of applications may include a first application and a plurality of other applications. The first application may be dynamically swapped with a second application. The swapping may be performed without stopping the plurality of other applications. The plurality of other applications may continue to execute during the swapping to perform a real-time operation and process real-time data. After the swapping, the plurality of other applications may continue to execute with the second application, and at least a subset of the plurality of other applications may communicate with the second application to perform the real time operation and process the real time data.