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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. 08, 2000
Filed:
May. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisashi Kodama, Hirakata, JP;
Toshiyuki Araki, Takatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
712220 ; 712226 ; 712234 ; 712 32 ; 712 37 ; 714-6 ; 714-7 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention, a method for changing a program including a plurality of instructions in a processor having a ROM for storing the program therein is provided. The method includes the steps of: replacing one of the plurality of instructions which are stored in the ROM with data having a predetermined value; and interpreting the data having the predetermined value as an instruction.