Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Specific memory composition
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-25
2008-03-25
Sparks, Donald (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Specific memory composition
C370S392000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11497171
ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatus, and other mechanisms are disclosed for merging lookup results, such as from one or more associative memory banks and/or memory devices. In one exemplary implementation, multiple associative memories or associative memory banks are configured to substantially simultaneously generate a plurality of lookup results based on a lookup value. Multiple memories are each configured to generate a corresponding result based on the lookup result generated by its corresponding associative memory or associative memory bank. A combiner is configured to receive and merge these corresponding results generated substantially simultaneously in order to identify the merged lookup result.
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Bhattacharya Dipankar
Chen Qizhong
Devireddy Dileep Kumar
Kanekar Bhushan Mangesh
Pullela Venkateshwar Rao
Cisco Technology Inc.
Farrokh Hashem
Law Office of Kirk D. Williams
Sparks Donald
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