DE19983768T1 - Verfahren zur Kommunikation zwischen für verschiedene Befehlssatzarchitekturen Geschriebener Firmware - Google Patents

Verfahren zur Kommunikation zwischen für verschiedene Befehlssatzarchitekturen Geschriebener Firmware

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DE19983768T1
DE19983768T1 DE19983768T DE19983768T DE19983768T1 DE 19983768 T1 DE19983768 T1 DE 19983768T1 DE 19983768 T DE19983768 T DE 19983768T DE 19983768 T DE19983768 T DE 19983768T DE 19983768 T1 DE19983768 T1 DE 19983768T1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/455—Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines
    • G06F9/45504—Abstract machines for programme code execution, e.g. Java virtual machine [JVM], interpreters, emulators
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
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DE19983768T 1998-11-30 1999-11-04 Verfahren zum Ausführen von für verschiedene Befehlssatzarchitekturen geschriebener Firmware Expired - Fee Related DE19983768B4 (de)

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US09/201,350 US6081890A (en) 1998-11-30 1998-11-30 Method of communication between firmware written for different instruction set architectures
US09/201,350 1998-11-30
PCT/US1999/026161 WO2000033170A1 (en) 1998-11-30 1999-11-04 Method of communication between firmware written for different instruction set architectures

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US (1) US6081890A (de)
CN (1) CN1258702C (de)
AU (1) AU1344000A (de)
DE (1) DE19983768B4 (de)
GB (1) GB2359166B (de)
WO (1) WO2000033170A1 (de)

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