Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Processing system
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Application No.: US10158396Application Date: 2002-05-30
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Publication No.: US07047245B2Publication Date: 2006-05-16
- Inventor: Andrew Michael Jones
- Applicant: Andrew Michael Jones
- Applicant Address: GB Almondsbury Bristol
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics Limited
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Almondsbury Bristol
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Agent Lisa K. Jorgenson; James H. Morris
- Priority: EP01304748 20010530
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
A processing system which comprises means for storing a plurality of items defining a queue, pointer means having a first pointer and a second pointer associated with the beginning of said queue and a second pointer associated with the back of said queue; at least one writer for adding items to said queue; at least one reader for deleting items from said queue; and means for updating said second pointer when said at least one writer adds an item to said queue, said second pointer being updated by a swap operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030061224A1 Processing system Public/Granted day:2003-03-27
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