Cell processor methods and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8141076
APP PUB NO 20070074212A1
SERIAL NO

11238077

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Methods and apparatus for cell processors are disclosed. A policy module is loaded from a main memory of a cell processor into the local memory of a selected synergistic processing unit (SPU) under control of an SPU policy module manager (SPMM) running on the SPU. The policy module loads a work queue from the main memory into the local memory of the SPU. The policy module interprets and process one or more tasks from the work queue on the SPU. The selected SPU performs the task(s) and after completion or upon a pre-emption, returns control of the SPU to the SPMM.

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  • SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC.;SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bates, John P Redwood City, US 24 624
Vass, Attila Foster City, US 51 1458
White, Payton R Foster City, US 45 1173

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