(19)
(11) EP 1 277 116 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
16.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/46

(21) Application number: 01920554.1

(22) Date of filing: 20.03.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 11/26(1980.01)
 G06F 17/50(1995.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2001/008856
(87) International publication number:
WO 2001/082084 (01.11.2001 Gazette 2001/44)

(54)

ENHANCED PROGRAMMABLE CORE MODEL WITH INTEGRATED GRAPHICAL DEBUGGING FUNCTIONALITY

VERBESSERTES PROGRAMMIERBARES KERNMODELL MIT INTEGRIERTER GRAPHISCHER FEHLERSUCHFUNKTIONALITÄT

MODELE CENTRAL PROGRAMMABLE RENFORCE A FONCTIONNALITE DE MISE AU POINT GRAPHIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 19.04.2000 US 552395

(43) Date of publication of application:
22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04

(73) Proprietor: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • DUBOC, Jean, François
    F-06700 Saint Laurent du Var (FR)
  • ODDOART, Romain
    F-06800 Cagnes Sur Mer (FR)

(74) Representative: Duijvestijn, Adrianus Johannes 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven
5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 5 913 052
   
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