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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:
Feb. 14, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard D Pribnow, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Galen Flunker, Menomenie, WI (US);
George W Leedom, Jim Falls, WI (US);
Alan J Schiffleger, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cray Research, Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395275 ; 395650 ; 364D / ; 364230 ; 3642303 ; 3642305 ; 3642424 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a vector processing computer system adapted for real-time I/O. The present invention combines a rotating priority interrupt scheme, dedicated real-time interrupt lines for each processor, and access to privileged communication/control modes of operation for processors operating in real-time to create a flexible hardware design adaptable for use in many different real-time applications.