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Cluster PC

  • US 20060069806A1
  • Filed: 09/08/2004
  • Published: 03/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer, comprising:

  • a gateway CPU that communicates with I/O devices or peripherals or both;

    a plurality of application-specific CPUs communicating with the gateway CPU, each application-specific CPU running substantially only one application, each of the application-specific CPUs accessing the gateway CPU, or vice-versa, when necessary to access I/O devices or peripherals or both, such that the gateway CPU substantially acts as a buffer or clearinghouse for data to and from the application-specific CPUs and does not substantially perform application processing itself, and further comprising at least one connection between one of the application-specific CPUs and another of the application-specific CPUs such that data can be directly transferred from one to another.

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