SELECTIVE OPERATION OF PROCESSING ELEMENTS IN A SINGLE INSTRUCTION, MULTIPLE DATA STREAM (SIMD) COMPUTER SYSTEM - Patent 0227811

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EP 0 227 811 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	08.07.1987 Bulletin 1987/28

(21)	Application number: 86904568.0

(22)	Date of filing: 23.06.1986

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 15/ 16^{( . )}
G06T 1/ 20^{( . )}

G06F 15/ 80^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1986/001354

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1987/000318 (15.01.1987 Gazette 1987/01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU

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Priority:

24.06.1985 US 19850748409

(71)	Applicant: PIXAR
	Richmond, CA 94804 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LEVINTHAL, Adam, E. Corte Madera, CA 94925 (US) PORTER, Thomas Fairfax, CA 94930 (US) DUFF, Thomas, D., S. North Plainfield, NJ 07060 (US) CARPENTER, Loren, C. Novato, CA 94947 (US)

(54)	SELECTIVE OPERATION OF PROCESSING ELEMENTS IN A SINGLE INSTRUCTION, MULTIPLE DATA STREAM (SIMD) COMPUTER SYSTEM