Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Memory configuring
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2006-08-08
Moazzami, Nasser (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Memory configuring
C711S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07089390
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method to reduce the memory footprint of a processor architecture by structuring processor code to be stored in an external device, and transferring into the processor certain code and associated data as it is needed. The processor code or algorithm is divided into a controlling piece and a working piece. The controlling piece can be located on a low-MIPS, high memory-footprint device, whereas the working piece can be located on a high-MIPS, low memory-footprint device. The working piece can also be broken down into phases or segments, which are put in a data store. The segments are then transferred, on an as-needed basis along with associated data, from the store into the constrained memory of the low memory-footprint device. Transfer is facilitated by a segment manager which can be processed from the low-MIPS device, or alternatively from the high-MIPS device.
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Hemsing Craig
Hylands Dave
Jones Andrew
Li Henry W. H.
Pullman Susan
Broadcom Corporation
McAndrews Held & Malloy
Moazzami Nasser
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