EP0903663A3
Method and apparatus for operating a circular buffer addressable over a write ora read pointer
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for operating a circular memory addressable via a write and / or a read pointer are described. The method and the device are characterized in that the jump of the writing and / or reading pointer is signaled from the end of the memory to the beginning of the memory and / or vice versa.
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| US4800524A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-9 |
| US5519701A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1-9 |
| US5659698A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-9 |
| "EFFICIENT DUAL-PORT FIRST-IM, FIRST-OUT BUFFER WITH AN OVERRUN AND UNDERRUN DETECTION SCHEME", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN,US,IBM CORP. NEW YORK, vol. 33, no. 12, pages 370-371, XP000121692, ISSN: 0018-8689 | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
| "CLOSEST-TO-COMPLETION LOGIC TO STORE FINISHED PROGRAM EXCEPTION CODES", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN,US,IBM CORP. NEW YORK, vol. 36, no. 4, pages 87-89, XP000364450, ISSN: 0018-8689 | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
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| EP0903663A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| EP0903663A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US6189054B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| EP0903663B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 |
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| Title (correction)APPARATUS COMPRISING A CIRCULAR BUFFER AND AN ARRANGEMENT CARRYING OUT A PROGRAMM ACCESSING SAID CIRCULAR BUFFERRTI1 | RTI1 | EP | |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0903663
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0903663
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0903663
- Application
- 98115903
- Application, DOCDB
- 98115903
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19980115903
Titles3
- German
- Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Betreiben eines über einen Schreib- und/oder einen Lesezeiger adressierbaren Umlaufspeichers
- English
- Method and apparatus for operating a circular buffer addressable over a write ora read pointer
- French
- Procédé et appareil pour l'opération d'un tampon circulaire addressable par un pointeur d'écriture et/ou lecture
Classification
- CPC, 1
- G06F5/10
- IPC, 3
- G06F5 06
- G06F5 10
- G06F9 355
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia