Appeal No. 96-3200 Page 2
Application No. 08/337,196
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 12 through 22, all the claims remaining in the
application.
The invention pertains to microprocessors. More
particularly, a microprocessor simultaneously processes data
corresponding to a plurality of computer programs such that the
microprocessor switches programs from one to another each time
one of the instructions is processed. One of the programs is
being processed at all times. A plurality of data each
representing an order in which program counters are selected is
stored. An optimal program counter selection order can be
momentarily determined on the basis of the data stored.
Representative independent claim 12 is reproduced as
follows:
12. A microprocessor for processing data corresponding to
a plurality of computer programs, comprising:
a plurality of program counters, each one of said
plurality of program counters specifying a program address of
one of said plurality of computer programs having data to be
currently processed by said microprocessor;
means for storing information indicating a plurality of
orders in which each of said plurality of program counters is
to be selected;
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