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Generating and merging lookup results to apply multiple features

  • US 20040170171A1
  • Filed: 07/29/2003
  • Published: 09/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for identifying a merged lookup result, the apparatus comprising:

  • a mechanism for generating a lookup value;

    one or more associative memories for generating a plurality of associative memory results based on the lookup value, the plurality of associative memory results including at least one result from each of said one or more associative memories;

    a one or more adjunct memories, coupled to said one or more associative memories, for performing lookup operations on said plurality of associative memory results to generate a plurality of lookup results; and

    a combiner, coupled to said one or more adjunct memories, for merging the plurality of lookup results to generate the merged lookup result.

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