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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:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Edmond Ober, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ; G06F 1/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ; G06F 1/26 ;
Abstract
A processor comprises a central processing unit being clock driven and having a static design. A memory is coupled with the central processing unit for storing interrupt routines and data. An interrupt control unit is coupled with said central processing unit for generating interrupt signals. An interrupt execution unit is provided for executing interrupt routines. If no interrupt routine is being executed the central processing unit is stopped from operating.