To clarify: by comparing the date of the filing of this patent against the dates of filing of Transmeta's other patents, this is the patent which was filed first.
The implication to me is that this patent describes what Transmeta did 3 years ago.
But I have to agree with the chap who suggested it's a TRANSlating METAprocessor...
only if P!=NP. (Granted, if they've just proved P=NP, a lot of mathematicians are going to be looking for new projects! And a lot of Traveling Salesmen are going to find the best route between their cities;-)
I doubt that's what's implied. However, I'm often wrong so I can learn from as many mistakes as possible.:-)
Notice the patent was filed in '96? It means this thing is three years old folks. No new info over the previous patents. No valid interpretation on TransMeta's current projects. Bet they're having a laugh at us now...
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The implication to me is that this patent describes what Transmeta did 3 years ago.
But I have to agree with the chap who suggested it's a TRANSlating METAprocessor...
I doubt that's what's implied. However, I'm often wrong so I can learn from as many mistakes as possible. :-)
Notice the patent was filed in '96? It means this thing is three years old folks. No new info over the previous patents. No valid interpretation on TransMeta's current projects. Bet they're having a laugh at us now...