Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Processing control – Instruction modification based on condition
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Fennema, Robert (Department: 2183)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Processing control
Instruction modification based on condition
Reexamination Certificate
active
07984276
ABSTRACT:
An embodiment of the invention is a processor for detecting one or more groups of instructions and initiating a processor action upon detecting one or more groups of instructions. The processor includes an instruction unit for fetching and decoding a group of instructions. An instruction register receives the group of instruction having at least one instruction opcode. A control register includes a control word including a control opcode and an action field defining a processor action. An execution unit includes compare logic for comparing the instruction opcode and the control opcode. The execution unit initiates the processor action upon the compare logic detecting a hit between the instruction opcode and the control opcode.
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Busaba Fadi Y.
Slegel Timothy J.
Campbell John
Cantor & Colburn LLP
Fennema Robert
International Business Machines - Corporation
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