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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:
Oct. 27, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Allt, Chadderton, GB;
John R Eaton, Salford, GB;
Assignee:
International Computers Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395375 ; 364D / ; 3642645 ; 3642702 ; 3642715 ; 395800 ;
Abstract
A data processor is provided with a mechanism for controlling its performance. The processor is allowed to run normally for R clock beats, and then further instruction starts are inhibited for W clock beats. The ratio W/R determines the level of performance of the processor.