A single physical main storage unit shared by two or more processors executing respective operating systems

    公开(公告)号:SG45151A1

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-16

    申请号:SG1996000711

    申请日:1990-05-16

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The functions of two virtual operating systems (e.g. S/370 VM, VSE or IX370 and S/88 OS) are merged into one physical system. Partner pairs of S/88 processors run the S/88 OS and handle the fault tolerant and single system image aspects of the system. One or more partner pairs of S/370 processors are coupled to corresponding S/88 processors dirertly and through the S/88 bus. Each S/370 processor is allocated form 1 to 16 megabytes of contiguous storage from the S/88 main storage. Each S/370 virtual operating system thinks its memory allocation starts at address 0, and it manages its memory through normal S/370 dynamic memory allocation and paging techniques. The S/370 is limit checked to prevent the S/370 from accessing S/88 memory space. The S/88 Operating System is the master over all system hardware and I/O devices. The S/88 processors across the S/370 address space in direct response to a S/88 application program so that the S/88 may move I/O data into the S/370 I/O buffers and process the S/370 I/O operations. The S/88 and S/370 peer processor pairs to execute their respective Operating Systems in a single system environment without significant rewriting of either operating system. Neither operating system is aware of the other operating system nor the other processor pairs.

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    公开(公告)号:AT161341T

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-15

    申请号:AT90305310

    申请日:1990-05-16

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The functions of two virtual operating systems (e.g. S/370 VM, VSE or IX370 and S/88 OS) are merged into one physical system. Partner pairs of S/88 processors run the S/88 OS and handle the fault tolerant and single system image aspects of the system. One or more partner pairs of S/370 processors are coupled to corresponding S/88 processors directly and through the S/88 bus. Each S/370 processor is allocated form 1 to 16 megabytes of contiguous storage from the S/88 main storage. Each S/370 virtual operating system thinks its memory allocation starts at address 0, and it manages its memory through normal S/370 dynamic memory allocation and paging techniques. The S/370 is limit checked to prevent the S/370 from accessing S/88 memory space. The S/88 Operating System is the master over all system hardware and I/O devices. The S/88 processors across the S/370 address space in direct response to a S/88 application program so that the S/88 may move I/O data into the S/370 I/O buffers and process the S/370 I/O operations. The S/88 and S/370 peer processor pairs to execute their respective Operating Systems in a single system environment without significant rewriting of either operating system. Neither operating system is aware of the other operating system nor the other processor pairs.

    ARBITRATION CIRCUIT FOR A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:CA2055037C

    公开(公告)日:1996-06-25

    申请号:CA2055037

    申请日:1991-11-06

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The invention is an N-bit arbitration circuit which includes N bit subcircuits, each of which provides a single bit output signal of an N-bit arbitration signal. The bit subcircuits include a more significant bit subcircuit and a least significant bit subcircuit. The more significant bit subcircuit includes a gate, which receives a more significant bit priority signal and an arbitration enable signal and provides a more significant bit of the N-bit arbitration signal, and a pipeline circuit, which receives the more significant bit priority signal, the arbitration enable signal and the more significant bit and provides a pipelined arbitration enable signal based upon the more significant bit priority signal, the arbitration enable signal and the more significant bit. The least significant bit subcircuit includes a gate, which receives a least significant bit priority signal and the pipelined arbitration enable signal and provides a least significant bit output signal of the N-bit arbitration circuit output signal, and a source enable circuit, which receives the least significant bit arbitration indication signal and the pipelined arbitration enable signal and provides a source enable signal based upon the least significant bit arbitration indication signal and the pipelined arbitration signal.

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    公开(公告)号:BR9502919A

    公开(公告)日:1996-03-05

    申请号:BR9502919

    申请日:1995-06-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A system for electronic imaging of a hemispheric field of view includes a camera for receiving optical images of the field of view and for producing output data corresponding to the optical images. The camera includes an optical assembly for producing images throughout a hemispheric field of view for optical conveyance to an imaging device or photographic film. The optical system assembly has lens components that selectively emphasize the peripheral content of the hemispheric field of view. An electronic imaging device within the camera or a film-to-digital data conversion system provides digitized output signals to input image memory or electronic storage devices. A transform processor selectively accesses and processes the digitized output signals from the input image memory according to user-defined criteria and stores the signals in output image memory. The signals in the output image memory can then be displayed according to the user-defined criteria.

    FAULT TOLERANT DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:CA2009765C

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-02

    申请号:CA2009765

    申请日:1990-02-07

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The functions of two virtual operating systems (e.g., S/370 VM, VSE or IX370 and S/88 OS) are merged into one physical system. Partner pairs of S/88 processors run the S/88 OS and handle the fault tolerant and single system image aspects of the system. One or more partner pairs of S/370 processors are coupled to corresponding S/88 processors directly and through the S/88 bus. Each S/370 processor is allocated from 1 to 16 megabytes of contiguous storage from the S/88 main storage. Each S/370 virtual operating system thinks its memory allocation starts at address 0, and it manages its memory through normal S/370 dynamic memory allocation and paging techniques. The S/370 is limit checked to prevent the S/370 from accessing S/88 memory space. The S/88 Operating System is the master over all system hardware and I/O devices. The S/88 processors access the S/370 address space in direct response to a S/88 application program so that the S/88 may move I/O data into the S/370 I/O buffers and process the S/370 I/O operations. The S/88 and S/370 peer processor pairs execute their respective Operating Systems in a single system environment without significant rewriting of either operating system: Neither operating system is aware of the other operating system nor the other processor pairs.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69113241D1

    公开(公告)日:1995-10-26

    申请号:DE69113241

    申请日:1991-11-20

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: An information handling apparatus for transferring and composing image signals for display including a bus interface circuit adapted to allow selective access to a bus of an independent image signal generated by an independent image source. The selective access enables composition of the independent image signal in response to control information; the composition enables real time display of a composed image signal.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69515087T2

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-14

    申请号:DE69515087

    申请日:1995-07-14

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A system for electronic imaging of a hemispheric field of view includes a camera for receiving optical images of the field of view and for producing output data corresponding to the optical images. The camera includes an optical assembly for producing images throughout a hemispheric field of view for optical conveyance to an imaging device or photographic film. The optical system assembly has lens components that selectively emphasize the peripheral content of the hemispheric field of view. An electronic imaging device within the camera or a film-to-digital data conversion system provides digitized output signals to input image memory or electronic storage devices. A transform processor selectively accesses and processes the digitized output signals from the input image memory according to user-defined criteria and stores the signals in output image memory. The signals in the output image memory can then be displayed according to the user-defined criteria.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69515087D1

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-23

    申请号:DE69515087

    申请日:1995-07-14

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A system for electronic imaging of a hemispheric field of view includes a camera for receiving optical images of the field of view and for producing output data corresponding to the optical images. The camera includes an optical assembly for producing images throughout a hemispheric field of view for optical conveyance to an imaging device or photographic film. The optical system assembly has lens components that selectively emphasize the peripheral content of the hemispheric field of view. An electronic imaging device within the camera or a film-to-digital data conversion system provides digitized output signals to input image memory or electronic storage devices. A transform processor selectively accesses and processes the digitized output signals from the input image memory according to user-defined criteria and stores the signals in output image memory. The signals in the output image memory can then be displayed according to the user-defined criteria.

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