Patents by Inventor Rajesh Bikhubhai Patel

Rajesh Bikhubhai Patel 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).

  • Processor and method for out-of-order execution of instructions based upon an instruction parameter
    Patent number: 5872948
    Abstract: A processor and method for out-of-order execution of instructions are disclosed which fetch a first and a second instruction, wherein the first instruction precedes the second instruction in a program order. A determination is made whether execution of the second instruction is subject to execution of the first instruction. In response to a determination that execution of the second instruction is subject to execution of the first instruction, the second instruction is selectively executed prior to the first instruction in response to a parameter of at least one of the first and second instructions. In one embodiment, the parameter is an execution latency parameter of the first and second instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Soummya Mallick, Rajesh Bikhubhai Patel, Romesh Mangho Jessani, Michael Putrino