DE3788877D1 - Einrichtung zur software-emulation. - Google Patents

Einrichtung zur software-emulation.

Info

Publication number: DE3788877D1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: software emulation; emulation; software
Prior art date: 1987-03-24
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

DE87902121T

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

DE3788877T2 (de

Inventor

Roderick Macgregor

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Insignia Solutions PLC

Original Assignee

Insignia Solutions PLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1987-03-24

Filing date

1987-03-24

Publication date

1994-03-03

1987-03-24 Application filed by Insignia Solutions PLC filed Critical Insignia Solutions PLC

1987-03-24 Priority claimed from PCT/GB1987/000202 external-priority patent/WO1988007718A1/en

1994-03-03 Publication of DE3788877D1 publication Critical patent/DE3788877D1/de

1994-06-23 Application granted granted Critical

1994-06-23 Publication of DE3788877T2 publication Critical patent/DE3788877T2/de

2007-03-25 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
- G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
- G06F9/3802—Instruction prefetching
- G06F9/3808—Instruction prefetching for instruction reuse, e.g. trace cache, branch target cache
- 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
- G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
- G06F9/3017—Runtime instruction translation, e.g. macros
- G06F9/30174—Runtime instruction translation, e.g. macros for non-native instruction set, e.g. Javabyte, legacy code
- 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

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Software Systems (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Executing Machine-Instructions (AREA)

DE3788877T 1987-03-24 1987-03-24 Einrichtung zur software-emulation. Expired - Fee Related DE3788877T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB8706957A GB2203572B (en)	1987-03-24	1987-03-24	Improvements in data processing means
PCT/GB1987/000202 WO1988007718A1 (en)	1987-03-24	1987-03-24	Arrangement for software emulation
US07/276,421 US5406644A (en)	1987-03-24	1988-11-23	Apparatus and method for emulating a computer instruction set using a jump table in the host computer

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE3788877D1 true DE3788877D1 (de)	1994-03-03
DE3788877T2 DE3788877T2 (de)	1994-06-23

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE3788877T Expired - Fee Related DE3788877T2 (de)	1987-03-24	1987-03-24	Einrichtung zur software-emulation.

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5406644A (de)
DE (1)	DE3788877T2 (de)
GB (1)	GB2203572B (de)

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1987
- 1987-03-24 GB GB8706957A patent/GB2203572B/en not_active Revoked
- 1987-03-24 DE DE3788877T patent/DE3788877T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
1988
- 1988-11-23 US US07/276,421 patent/US5406644A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US5406644A (en)	1995-04-11
GB2203572A (en)	1988-10-19
GB2203572B (en)	1991-11-27
GB8706957D0 (en)	1987-04-29
DE3788877T2 (de)	1994-06-23

Publication	Publication Date	Title
DE3788877D1 (de)	1994-03-03	Einrichtung zur software-emulation.
DE3766653D1 (de)	1991-01-24	Geraet zur endophotokoagulation.
DE3878123D1 (de)	1993-03-18	Geraet zur augenheilkunde.
DE3884176D1 (de)	1993-10-21	Positionierungsvorrichtung.
DE3874280D1 (de)	1992-10-08	Motorregelvorrichtung.
DE3877119D1 (de)	1993-02-11	Steuereinrichtung.
DE3865115D1 (de)	1991-10-31	Kupplungsvorrichtung.
ATE53281T1 (de)	1990-06-15	Enthaarungsgeraet.
NO882328D0 (no)	1988-05-26	Anordning for lugarelement.
DE3889829D1 (de)	1994-07-07	Entwicklungsvorrichtung.
NO881265L (no)	1988-09-26	Innretning for kombinasjonsspill.
NO884364L (no)	1989-04-03	Hoeyfrekvens-varmeinnretning.
DE3850721D1 (de)	1994-08-25	Entwicklungsvorrichtung.
DE3678824D1 (de)	1991-05-23	Regeleinrichtung.
NO882194D0 (no)	1988-05-19	Fly-radaranordning.
DE3767153D1 (de)	1991-02-07	Geraet zur ortsbestimmung.
DE3862030D1 (de)	1991-04-18	Steuereinrichtung.
DE3762776D1 (de)	1990-06-21	Freibrennsteuervorrichtung.
DE3869496D1 (de)	1992-04-30	Entwicklungsvorrichtung.
DE3877333D1 (de)	1993-02-18	Modulationsvorrichtung.
DE3773278D1 (de)	1991-10-31	Vibrostimulationsgeraet.
DE3782066D1 (de)	1992-11-05	Geraetesteuereinrichtung.
ES2021448B3 (es)	1991-11-01	Dispositivo de fijacion.
DE3878755D1 (de)	1993-04-08	Entwicklungsvorrichtung.
ATE100610T1 (de)	1994-02-15	Einrichtung zur software-emulation.

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1995-02-23	8364	No opposition during term of opposition
1999-04-08	8339	Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee