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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stewart F Reddaway, Baldock, GB;
Assignee:
International Computers Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364900 ; 382 47 ;
Abstract
Data processing apparatus is described, comprising an array of data processing elements in rows and columns. Each element has a data register for input/output. Each column of data registers can be interconnected to form a serial shift path containing either (a) the even-numbered registers, (b) the odd-numbered registers or (c) all the registers. This allows data to be shifted out of the array, one row at a time, either from the even rows, the odd rows, or all the rows. Data can be shifted into the array in a similar way. The facility for selecting the even or odd rows is useful for handling interlaced image data.