Abstract:
A business system interface for accessing data from a Line-of-Business (LOB) system from within an information worker productivity (IWP) application is provided. The business system interface includes an embedded business system user interface contained within a user interface of the IWP application. Also included, is a business data access component that can retrieve data from the LOB system and provide the retrieved data to the embedded business system user interface. The embedded business system user interface and the business data access component contain at least some managed code components.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for stalling a pipeline, which methods and apparatus allow data in speed critical pipeline stages to propagate through additional stages of the pipeline. The data is then “caught” and stored in a deferred stall register as it is output from a downstream pipeline stage X. Finally, the data is output from the deferred stall register in a way that it masks the regular output of the pipeline stage X. In this manner, there is no need to store stalled data in a speed critical pipeline stage. Rather, the data can slip ahead, be saved, and be output at an appropriate time such that it appears that the data was stalled in the pipeline stage in which it existed at the time a stall was initiated.
Abstract:
Virtual-machine-monitor operation and implementation is facilitated by number of easily implemented features and extensions added to the features of a processor architecture. These features, one or more of which are used in various embodiments of the present invention, include a vmsw instruction that provides a means for transitioning between virtualization mode and non-virtualization mode without an interruption, a virtualization fault that faults on an attempt by a priority-0 routine in virtualization mode attempting to execute a privileged instruction, and a flexible highest-implemented-address mechanism to partition virtual address space into a virtualization address space and a non-virtualization address space.
Abstract:
A Quasi Radix-16 Butterfly comprises an radix-4 butterfly processor and on-board memory with external memory addressing changes from a conventional radix-4 butterfly processor. On-chip cache memory is included to store data outputs of the radix-4 butterfly processor for application as data inputs to the radix-4 butterfly processor in a second series of butterfly operations to implement high-speed processing that is maximally execution-bound.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a processor includes an execution pipeline for executing a plurality of threads, including a first thread and a second thread. The processor further includes a multi-thread controller (MTC) coupled to the execution pipeline to determine whether to switch threads between the first and second thread based on a thread switch policy that is selected from a list of thread switch policies based on unfairness levels of the first and second thread, and in response to determining to switch threads, to switch from executing the first thread to executing the second thread.
Abstract:
A note-capture application is disclosed that allows notes to be displayed on the lock screen. In one embodiment, a note-capture application can be invoked when a mobile device is in an above-lock state. Note data can be captured using the note-capture application, and the captured data can be persistently displayed on the lock screen. A user can perform a unique gesture from the lock screen to invoke the note-capture application. In another embodiment, multiple input modes can be available for note data capture. For example, voice data, text data, camera data, etc. can all be used to capture notes for display on the lock screen.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for reducing step loads of processors are disclosed. Method embodiments comprise examining a number of instructions to be processed by a processor to determine the types of instructions that it has, calculating power consumption by in an execution period based on the types of instructions, and limiting the execution to a subset of instructions of the number to control the quantity of power for the execution period. Some embodiments may also create artificial activity to provide a minimum power floor for the processor. Apparatus embodiments comprise instruction type determination logic to determine types of instructions in an incoming instruction stream, a power calculator to calculate power consumption associated with processing a number of instructions in an execution period, and instruction throttling logic to control the power consumption by limiting the number of instructions to be processed in the execution period.
Abstract:
An exemplary aspect comprises receiving data related to an underlying asset; calculating values corresponding to near-term implied volatility and realized volatility for the underlying asset; and transmitting data sufficient to describe an index based on a difference between the values corresponding to the near-term implied volatility and the realized volatility for the underlying asset. Another exemplary aspect comprises receiving electronic data related to an underlying asset; calculating data sufficient to describe a plurality of call options and a plurality of put options related to the underlying asset and written on a first settlement date; crediting an account with proceeds from selling the call and put options; and debiting the account to settle one or more of the options that are in-the-money on a second settlement date. Other aspects are apparent from the description and claims.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for reducing step loads of processors are disclosed. Method embodiments comprise examining a number of instructions to be processed by a processor to determine the types of instructions that it has, calculating power consumption by in an execution period based on the types of instructions, and limiting the execution to a subset of instructions of the number to control the quantity of power for the execution period. Some embodiments may also create artificial activity to provide a minimum power floor for the processor. Apparatus embodiments comprise instruction type determination logic to determine types of instructions in an incoming instruction stream, a power calculator to calculate power consumption associated with processing a number of instructions in an execution period, and instruction throttling logic to control the power consumption by limiting the number of instructions to be processed in the execution period.
Abstract:
Systems and methods of sharing processing resources in a multi-threading environment are disclosed. An exemplary method may include allocating a lock value for a resource lock, the lock value corresponding to a state of the resource lock. A first thread may yield at least a portion of the processing resources for another thread. The resource lock may be acquired for the first thread if the lock value indicates the resource lock is available.