Patents by Inventor Hirohiko Inoue

Hirohiko Inoue 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).

  • Method for a microcomputer to access an instruction code from memory
    Patent number: 5928354
    Abstract: A memory access method in a microcomputer for a CPU to fetch an instruction code from a memory when an instruction queue buffer does not contain the instruction code, comprising the steps of fetching the instruction code from a high-speed memory directly to the CPU, if the instruction code is in the high speed memory, or fetching the instruction code from a low-speed memory to the instruction queue buffer, if the instruction code is in the low-speed memory, then fetching the instruction code from the instruction queue buffer to the CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsunenori Umeki, Hirohiko Inoue