Patents by Inventor Denis A. Nicole

Denis A. Nicole has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Parallel processing system including control computer for dividing an algorithm into subalgorithms and for determining network interconnections
    Patent number: 5016163
    Abstract: The device 10 comprises a large number of transputers T.sub.1 to T.sub.16 (only T.sub.1 and T.sub.16 are shown), T.sub.mem, T.sub.x, T.sub.y, T.sub.z, T.sub.t. These are divided into a set of working transputers T.sub.1 to T.sub.16, and a set of interface transputers T.sub.x, T.sub.y, T.sub.z, T.sub.t providing input/output facilities for the device, both sets being under the control of a transputer T.sub.mem.The transputer T.sub.mem receives instructions for the device and breaks them down into programs for parallel processing by the transputers T.sub.1 to T.sub.16. These transputers will normally need to communicate, and the necessary connections are provided by a switch network 12, under the control of the transputer T.sub.mem.The programs are so allocated to the transputers T.sub.1 to T.sub.16 and the switch network 12 is so arranged that direct connections are provided between any transputers which must communicate for the execution of their respective programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Inventors: Christopher R. Jesshope, Patrick S. Pope, Anthony J. G. Hey, Denis A. Nicole, Edward K. Lloyd