Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090210777 | Method and Device for Comparing Data in a Computer System Having at Least Two Execution Units - A method for comparing data in a computer system having at least two execution units, the comparison of the data taking place in a comparison unit and each execution unit processing input data and generating output data, wherein one execution unit specifies to the comparison unit that the next piece of output data is to be compared to a piece of output data of the at least second execution unit, and thereupon a comparison of the at least two output data takes place. | 08-20-2009 |
20090217092 | Method and Device for Controlling a Computer System Having At Least Two Execution Units and One Comparator Unit - A method for controlling a computer system having at least two execution units and one comparator unit, which system is operated in the lock-step mode and in which the results of the at least two execution units are compared, wherein when or after an error is detected by the comparator unit, an error-detection mechanism is processed on at least one execution unit for this execution unit. | 08-27-2009 |
20090217107 | Method and Device for Data Processing - A method and device for data processing having at least three identical or similar execution units, wherein at least one comparator exists and at least two execution units are grouped such that the output signals of the at least two execution units are connected with the at least one comparator and compared. | 08-27-2009 |
20090217279 | Method and Device for Controlling a Computer System - A method and device for controlling a computer system having at least two execution units, a switchover taking place between at least two operating modes, and a first operating mode corresponds to a compare mode, and a second operating mode corresponds to a performance mode, wherein at least one set of run-time objects is defined, and a control program is provided, in particular a scheduler, which assigns resources of the computer system to the run-time objects as a function of an item of information regarding the operating mode. | 08-27-2009 |
20100005244 | Device and Method for Storing Data and/or Instructions in a Computer System Having At Least Two Processing Units and At Least One First Memory or Memory Area for Data and/or Instructions - A device and method for storing data and/or instructions in a computer system having at least two processing units and at least one first memory or memory area for data and/or instructions, wherein a second memory or memory area is included in the device, the device being designed as a cache memory system and equipped with at least two separate ports, and the at least two processing units accessing via these ports the same or different memory cells of the second memory or memory area, the data and/or instructions from the first memory system being stored temporarily in blocks. | 01-07-2010 |
20100011183 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING AN INITIAL STATE FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST TWO EXECUTION UNITS BY MARKING REGISTERS - A method for establishing an initial state in a computer system having at least two execution units, a switchover between a performance mode and a compare mode being performed, and during the switchover from the performance mode to the compare mode, an initial state for the compare mode being generated, wherein memories or memory areas that are potentially to be adapted for the initial state are provided with an identifier that indicates whether or not the data and/or instructions in these memories or memory areas must be modified for the initial state. | 01-14-2010 |
20100017579 | Program-Controlled Unit and Method for Operating Same - A method for operating a program-controlled unit has two redundantly operable microprocessor cores and a comparator unit provided downstream from the two microprocessor cores. One working register having a different content is provided in each of the two microprocessor cores for the redundant operation, and the content of these working registers is fed to the downstream comparator unit in order to verify whether the comparator unit signals a difference. | 01-21-2010 |
20100192021 | Method and Device for Monitoring Functions of a Computer System - The invention relates to a method and device for monitoring operations of a computer system comprising at least two execution units, wherein switching means are provided and make it is possible to switch at least two operating modes to each other and comparison means are provided, the first operating mode corresponds to the comparison mode and the second operating mode corresponds to the performance mode and the first operation is monitored by the second operation, in the comparison mode said second operation is run on at least two execution units and each second operation which is run on at least two execution units monitors the first operation. | 07-29-2010 |
20100199046 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MEMORY ACCESS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST TWO EXECUTION UNITS - A method and device for controlling memory access in a computer system having at least two execution units, a buffer area, in particular a cache memory area being provided for each execution unit, and furthermore a switchover device and a comparison device being provided, the system switching between a performance mode and a compare mode, wherein in the performance mode each execution unit accesses the buffer area assigned to it and in the compare mode both execution units access one buffer area that can be predefined, the buffer areas being configurable. | 08-05-2010 |
20100268923 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST TWO GROUPS OF INTERNAL STATES - A method and device for controlling a computer system having at least two execution units and having at least two groups of internal states, in particular processor states, in at least one of the execution units, and having a switchover device, through which it is possible to switch between at least two different operating modes, in particular a performance mode and a compare mode, of the computer system, wherein a switchover is triggered by the fact that at least one execution unit changes its internal state. | 10-21-2010 |
20100295571 | Device and Method for Configuring a Semiconductor Circuit - A device and method for configuring a semiconductor circuit having at least two identical or similar functional units, the faulty unit being identified and deactivated if an error occurs in at least one of the identical or similar functional units. | 11-25-2010 |
20110125997 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method and a device for controlling a computer system having at least two execution units, switchover operations being carried out between at least two operating modes, and a first operating mode corresponding to a comparison mode and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode. At least one set of runtime objects is defined; at least one identifier is assigned to each runtime object of the defined set; and the identifier assigns at least the two operating modes to the runtime object. | 05-26-2011 |