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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Edward Colles Nevill, Waterbeach, GB;
Abstract
Data processing apparatus comprising: a processor core having means for executing successive program instruction words of a predetermined plurality of instruction sets; a data memory for storing program instruction words to be executed; a program counter register for indicating the address of a next program instruction word in the data memory; means for modifying the contents of the program counter register in response to a current program instruction word; and control means, responsive to one or more predetermined indicator bits of the program counter register, for controlling the processor core to execute program instruction words of a current instruction set selected from the predetermined plurality of instruction sets and specified by the state of the one or more indicator bits of the program counter register.