公开(公告)号：GB2365588A

公开(公告)日：2002-02-20

申请号：GB0103558

申请日：2001-02-14

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GLOSSNER CLAIR JOHN ,  HOKENEK ERDEM ,  MELTZER DAVID ,  MOUDGILL MAVAN

IPC: G06F17/16 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/78 ,  G06F15/80

Abstract: A system and method for processing operations that use data vectors each comprising a plurality of data elements, includes a vector data file 309 comprising a plurality of data storage elements (columns and rows) which store data vectors. A pointer array 202 is coupled via a bus to the vector data file. The pointer array includes a plurality of entries, each entry identifies at least one storage element in the vector data file. The at least one storage element stores at least one data element 311 of the data vectors, wherein for at least one particular entry in the pointer array, the at least one storage element identified by the particular entry has an arbitrary starting address 3,3 in the vector data file.

公开(公告)号：GB2365588B

公开(公告)日：2004-08-25

申请号：GB0103558

申请日：2001-02-14

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GLOSSNER CLAIR JOHN ,  HOKENEK ERDEM ,  MELTZER DAVID ,  MOUDGILL MAVAN

IPC: G06F17/16 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/78 ,  G06F15/80

Abstract: A system and method for processing operations that use data vectors each comprising a plurality of data elements, in accordance with the present invention, includes a vector data file comprising a plurality of storage elements for storing data elements of the data vectors. A pointer array is coupled by a bus to the vector data file. The pointer array includes a plurality of entries wherein each entry identifies at least one storage element in the vector data file. The at least one storage element stores at least one data element of the data vectors, wherein for at least one particular entry in the pointer array, the at least one storage element identified by the particular entry has an arbitrary starting address in the vector data file.