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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Charles H. Moore, Sierra City, CA (US);
Jeffrey Arthur Fox, Berkeley, CA (US);
John W. Rible, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles H. Moore, Sierra City, CA (US);
Jeffrey Arthur Fox, Berkeley, CA (US);
John W. Rible, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
VNS Portfolio LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microprocessor system in which an array of processors communicates more efficiently through the use of a worker mode function. Processors that are not currently executing code remain in an inactive but alert state until a task is sent to them by an adjacent processor. Processors can also be programmed to temporarily suspend a task to check for incoming tasks or messages.