Patent ID: 8468323
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer comprising: a memory; an instruction area; a processing unit for executing a plurality of instructions from said instruction area; and a pulse generator operative to provide a series of pulses for causing said computer to carry out its functions; and wherein said pulse generator generates a pulse only when it is triggered to do so; and further wherein each of said pulses generated by said pulse generator causes said processing unit to advance from a presently executed instruction to a next instruction of said plurality of instructions; and said pulse generator is triggered to generate a next one of said pulses only in response to the occurrence of a predetermined event; and further wherein said predetermined event occurs when said presently-executed instruction is other than a predetermined type of instruction; and further wherein said computer includes at least one communication port; and said predetermined type of instruction is one of a read instruction for causing said computer to read data from an outside entity via said communication port or a write instruction for causing said computer to write data to an outside entity via said communication port.