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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Edward D. Funnekotter, Ottawa, CA;
Jason Whelan, Ottawa, CA;
Jonathan Bosloy, Kanata, CA;
Patrick Brodeur, Gatineau, CA;
Stephen Cadieux, Kanata, CA;
Philippe-andre Babkine, Ottawa, CA;
David W. Horton, Ottawa, CA;
Paul Kondrat, Ottawa, CA;
Edward D. Funnekotter, Ottawa, CA;
Jason Whelan, Ottawa, CA;
Jonathan Bosloy, Kanata, CA;
Patrick Brodeur, Gatineau, CA;
Stephen Cadieux, Kanata, CA;
Philippe-Andre Babkine, Ottawa, CA;
David W. Horton, Ottawa, CA;
Paul Kondrat, Ottawa, CA;
Solace Systems, Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for converting documents from one format to another in a speed efficient way involves a hardware module which implements several operating pipeline stages which work in parallel. The transformations are supplied and decomposed into sequences of control units. The transformation of documents consists of applying control unit sequences to input documents. The control units are themselves executed by a set of dedicated hardware resources. Furthermore the pipeline is capable of operating on more than one document at a time. Fast document transformation is a key capability of document processing systems. The use of parallel processing techniques and hardware that implements highly specialized transformation resources make this invention particularly scalable for its use in large, high speed content networks.