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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2011
Applicant:
Daniel Joseph Dove, Colfax, CA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Joseph Dove, Colfax, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A variable depth buffer includes: a set of buffer units to receive input data in a First in First Out (FIFO) manner, with links between the buffer units such that the input data can be transferred sequentially from a first buffer unit that initially receives the input data to each subsequent buffer unit in the set; and a multiplexer, inputs of the multiplexer being connected to outputs of the respective buffer units and an output of the multiplexer to output data such that a depth of the buffer varies depending on which buffer unit output is selected by the multiplexer.