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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
Michael E. Ichiriu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Martin Fabry, Mountain View, CA (US);
Larry A. Wall, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ajit V. Ninan, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael E. Ichiriu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Martin Fabry, Mountain View, CA (US);
Larry A. Wall, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ajit V. Ninan, San Jose, CA (US);
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A search engine configured to determine whether an input string including a plurality of input characters matches a regular expression including an inexact pattern including a specified range of instances of pattern characters each belonging to a specified set of characters, the search engine including a microcontroller having an input to receive a microprogram embodying the inexact pattern, a first co-processor coupled to the microcontroller and dedicated to determine whether each input character in a first portion of the input string is a member of the specified set of characters, and a second co-processor coupled to the microcontroller and dedicated to determine whether the number of input characters in the first portion of the input string falls within the specified range.