CONTEST
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Problem
Patexiaseeks prior art for US Patent 6,643,713 (US ‘713) which allegedly describes a data processing system in which a DSP (digital signal processor) and a CPU (central processor unit) share the same instruction decoder and are integrated together as a single bus master.
This data processing system includes,
- a DSP
- a CPU (including an instruction decoder)
- a memory
- a single bus master
With respect to the three components mentioned above,
- the DSP and the CPU are integrated together as a single bus master
- the DSP and the CPU share the same instruction decoder
- the DSP can execute a non-recursive filter operation
- the memory stores a processing program of the CPU and the DSP
- the memory is arranged in the address space of the CPU
Figure. The configuration of a DSP/CPU integrated chip
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Questions
| # | Question | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Was the reference filed or published before Oct 5th, 1995? | T/F |
| 2 | Does the reference describe a system which include an integer operation digital signal processor (DSP) with a fully pipelined non-recursive filter and a central processor unit (CPU) distinct from the DSP? | 5 |
| 3 | Does the system include a common memory which stores a processing program of the CPU and the DSP, and is arranged in the address space of the CPU? | 25 |
| 4 | Does the reference confirm that the DSP and the CPU are integrated together as a single bus master? | 40 |
| 5 | Does the instruction decoder of the CPU decode instructions for both the DSP and the CPU? | 30 |
Additional Notes
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