Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1990-12-03
1991-09-03
Chan, Eddie P.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
3642615, 3642283, 3642319, G06F 1516, G06F 1580
Patent
active
050459953
ABSTRACT:
A plurality of processing elements independently operate in parallel on separate streams of data but in response to common instructions. In order to selectively and individually enable each processing element, a control register stage is provided for each. Each register may be controlled, as between its enabling and disabling states with respect to execution of a common instruction, by the results of a test performed by its associated processor in response to a prior instruction and by the complement of the test results. The system is especially adapted to support flow of control operators, such as IF/THEN constructs, IF/THEN/ELSE constructs and WHILE/DO loop constructs.
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Carpenter Loren C.
Duff Thomas D. S.
Levinthal Adam E.
Porter Thomas K.
Chan Eddie P.
Vicom Systems, Inc.
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