METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOOSE REGISTER ENCODING WITHIN A PIPELINED PROCESSOR - Patent 1194835

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EP 1 194 835 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.02.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	10.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/15

(21)	Application number: 00930707.5

(22)	Date of filing: 12.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 9/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0013/198

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0070/446 (23.11.2000 Gazette 2000/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE LI
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

13.05.1999 US 134253 P
14.10.1999 US 418663
13.03.2000 US 524178

(71)	Applicant: ARC International U.S. Holdings Inc.
	San Jose, CA 95119 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WARNES, Peter East Ham, Greater London E6 1AR (GB) GRAHAM, Carl North Chingford, Greater London E4 7ET (GB)

(74)	Representative: Popp, Eugen, Dr. et al
	MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNERPostfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOOSE REGISTER ENCODING WITHIN A PIPELINED PROCESSOR