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| 20080201618 | Method for Running a Computer Program on a Computer System - Errors which may be detected by an error detection unit may occur during execution of a computer program which runs on a computer system and includes at least one run-time object. In order to handle a detected error particularly flexibly and to keep the computer system available as much as possible, an error handling routine is selected from a pre-selectable set of error handling routines as a function of an identifier assigned to the run-time object and the selected error handling routine is executed. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080209170 | Method and Device for Performing Switchover Operations and for Signal Comparison in a Computer System Having at Least Two Processing Units - A method for switchover and for signal comparison is used in a computer system having at least two processing units, a switchover device being provided, and a switch taking place between at least two operating modes, and a comparison device being provided; and a first operating mode corresponds to a compare mode, and a second operating mode corresponds to a performance mode, wherein at least two analog signals of the processing units are compared in that at least one analog signal is converted into at least one digital value. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080263340 | Method and Device for Analyzing a Signal from a Computer System Having at Least Two Execution Units - A method and device for analyzing a signal from a computer system having at least two execution units, in the computer system, 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, characterized in that, in the computer system, a mode signal and/or changes in the mode signal, which are indicative of the current operating mode, are generated, and at least the changes in the mode signal and/or this mode signal itself are made available outside of the computer system for analysis purposes. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080270660 | Method and Device for Switching Over in a Computer System Having at Least Two Execution Units - A device and method for switching over in a computer system having at least two execution units are provided, in which switchover units are included which are designed in such a way that they switch between at least two operating modes, a first operating mode corresponding to a comparison mode and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode. A programmable interrupt controller is assigned to each execution unit, and a storage element is included, in which information is stored that describes at least parts of a configuration of at least one of these interrupt controllers. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270746 | Method and Device for Performing Switchover Operations and for Comparing Signals in a Computer System Having at Least Two Processing Units - A method and a device for performing switchover operations and for comparing signals in a computer system having at least two processing units, a switchover device being provided, and switchover operations being carried out between at least two operating modes, a comparator being provided, and a first operating mode corresponding to a comparison mode, and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode. At least two analog signals of the processing units are compared in such a way that, as a function of these signals, a difference is formed. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270747 | Method and Device for Switching Over Between Operating Modes of a Multi-Processor System Using at Least One External Signal - A method for a switchover in a computer system having at least two execution units, a switchover being performed 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, wherein the switchover is triggered by at least one signal, which is generated outside the computer system. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080288758 | Method and Device for Switching Over in a Computer System Having at Least Two Execution Units - A method and device for switching over in a computer system having at least two execution units, switching being carried out between at least two operating modes, and the operating modes corresponding to states of the computer system, a first state corresponding to a comparison mode and a second state corresponding to a performance mode, so that events may occur by which the computer system can attain an otherwise undefined state, in which, in response to the occurrence of any such event, the second state is assumed, which corresponds to a performance mode. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080320340 | Method and Device for Performing Switchover Operations and for Comparing Data in a Computer System Having at Least Three Execution Units - A method and a device for performing switchover operations and for comparing data in a computer system having at least three processing units are provided, in which switchover unit is provided, a switchover operations being carried out between at least two operating modes, and a comparison unit is provided. A first operating mode corresponding to a comparison mode, and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode are provided. Provision is made in the comparison mode for a voting, at least as a two-out-of-three weighting, and a control unit is provided which may be used to set the voting. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090031161 | Method, operating system and computing hardware for running a computer program - A method for executing a computer program on computing hardware, e.g., on a microprocessor, is provided, the computer program including multiple program objects and errors being detected in the method while running the computer program on the computing hardware. The program objects are subdivided into at least two classes, and multiple program objects are executed during one run, program objects of the first class being repeated when an error is detected and, when an error is detected in one program object of the first class, which has already been sent for execution, this program object of the first class is restarted instead of a program object of the second class after the other program objects of the first class of a run. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090037705 | Method and Device for Processing Data Words and/or Instructions - A method for processing data words and/or instructions, a distinction being made, in the processing, between at least two operating modes, and a first operating mode corresponding to a compare mode and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode, in the compare mode, a comparator unit being activated and this comparator unit being deactivated in the performance mode, wherein the comparator unit is activated for the compare mode as a function of two equal data words and/or instructions getting to be processed and the at least equal data words and/or instructions in each case being distributed by a control unit to the at least two execution units. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090044048 | Method and device for generating a signal in a computer system having a plurality of components - A method and device for generating a signal in a computer system having a plurality of components, at least two execution units being provided as two components, and a switchover means being provided as an additional component, in the computer system, 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, wherein, in one component of the computer system, a mode signal, indicative of the current operating mode, and/or changes in a mode signal are generated, and at least the changes in the mode signal and/or the mode signal itself are made available outside of the component. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090055674 | Method and device for a switchover and for a data comparison in a computer system having at least two processing units - A method and a device are provided for performing switching and data comparison in a computer system having at least two processing units which each process data at a specified clock pulse, in which a switchover arrangement is provided and switching takes place between at least two operating modes, and a comparison unit is provided. A first operating mode corresponding to a compare mode is provided, and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode is provided. A synchronization arrangement is provided which assigns to the specifiable data a clock pulse information as a function of a processing unit, and at least the comparison unit takes into consideration this clock pulse information in the corresponding data. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090119540 | Device and method for performing switchover operations in a computer system having at least two execution units - A device and method for performing switchover operations in a computer system having at least two execution units, a changeover switch being provided which switches between at least two operating modes, a first operating mode corresponding to a comparison mode, and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode, in addition, a comparator being provided which is activated in the comparison mode, in which an arrangement provides desired switchover detection, the arrangement for desired switchover detection controlling the changeover switch in order to switch from one operating mode to another. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090125749 | Method and device for controlling a computer system - A method and a device for controlling a computer system having at least two execution units, in particular for controlling a multiprocessor system having a switchover means via which a switchover is possible between at least two different operating modes of the computer system, a switchover of the clock frequency of the computer system also being performed when switching over between the operating modes. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090177872 | Method and system for generating a valid signal - A method for generating a valid signal for an application program in a signal processing system having a plurality of execution units which operate in a performance mode, and in which while the application program is running, a user switches the signal processing system to a comparison mode in which the mode the signals delivered by the execution units are compared with one another to generate the valid signal. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090177890 | Method and Device for Forming a Signature - A device and a method are for forming a signature for use in a transmitter unit or a receiver unit of a communication system. To speed up the formation of a signature and thus the data transfer between a computer unit (e.g., a microcontroller) and a communication controller of the transmitter unit or the receiver unit, the device is arranged as hardware and the device forms the signature for data which are to be transferred from a computer unit of the transmitter unit to a communication controller of the transmitter unit for the purpose of data transmission via a communication medium of the communication system or which are to be transferred from a communication controller of the receiver unit to a computer unit of the receiver unit for further processing. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090204740 | Method and Device for Performing Switchover Operations in a Computer System Having at Least Two Execution Units - A method and device for performing switchover operations in a computer system having at least two execution units are provided, in which switchover units are included which are configured in such a way that they switch over between at least two operating modes, a first operating mode corresponding to a compare mode, and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode. An interrupt controller is provided and, furthermore, at least three memory areas are provided, and the access to the memory areas is implemented in such a way that one first memory area is assigned to at least one first execution unit, and one second memory area is assigned to the at least one second execution unit, and at least one third memory area is assignable to the at least two execution units. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090217090 | Method, operating system and computing hardware for running a computer program - A method for running a computer program on computing hardware, in particular on a microprocessor. The computer program includes multiple program objects designed as tasks, for example. Transient and permanent errors are detected during the running of the computer program on the computing hardware. To be able to handle these transient errors constructively when they occur in a computer system in such a way that the functionality and function reliability of the computer system are restored within the shortest possible error tolerance time, at least one program object that has already been sent for execution is set into a defined state on detection of an error and is restarted from this state. The program object is a runtime object of the computer program, for example, also known as a task. One or more tasks that are still being executed or have already been executed on occurrence of an error are restarted and run again. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090254773 | Method, operating system and computing hardware for running a computer program - A method for running a computer program on computing hardware, in particular on a microprocessor, is described, the computer program including multiple program objects and errors being detected in the method while running the computer program on the computing hardware, the program objects being subdivided into at least two classes and program objects of the first class being repeated when an error is detected and, when an error is detected in one program object of the first class, which has already been sent for execution, this program object of the first class being restarted instead of a program object of the second class. | 10-08-2009 |
