Method and device for receiving sequential instructions
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1. A method of receiving a plurality of instructions, comprising the steps of:
- (A) storing a first of said instructions in response to receiving said first instruction at an initial time;
(B) calculating a maximum delay as a predetermined multiplication factor times a period of said instructions; and
(C) rejecting a second of said instructions that depends from said first instruction in response to receiving said second instruction greater than said maximum delay after said initial time.
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Abstract
A method of receiving a plurality of instructions. The method generally comprises the steps of (A) storing a first of the instructions in response to receiving the first instruction at an initial time, and (B) rejecting a second of the instructions that depends from the first instruction in response to receiving the second instruction greater than a maximum delay after the initial time.
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1. A method of receiving a plurality of instructions, comprising the steps of:
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(A) storing a first of said instructions in response to receiving said first instruction at an initial time; (B) calculating a maximum delay as a predetermined multiplication factor times a period of said instructions; and (C) rejecting a second of said instructions that depends from said first instruction in response to receiving said second instruction greater than said maximum delay after said initial time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device comprising:
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a detector circuit configured to receive a plurality of instructions; and a timing circuit configured to (i) store a first of said instructions received at an initial time, (ii) calculate a maximum delay as a predetermined multiplication factor times a period of said instructions and (iii) reject a second of said instructions that depends from said first instruction in response to receiving said second instruction greater than said maximum delay after said initial time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The device comprising:
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means for (i) storing a first of a plurality of instructions in response to receiving said first instruction at an initial time and (ii) calculating a maximum delay as a predetermined multiplication factor times a period of said instructions; and means for rejecting a second of said instructions that depends from said first instruction in response to receiving said second instruction greater than said maximum delay after said initial time.
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