US 6,725,420 B1 · Pattern detection for computer segments

Abstract

Method and system for compensating for a segment length of one or more of three consecutive mark and space segments utilized in a computer system. The three segments are received at a first pre-processor, the first segment is separated and issued separately from the remaining two segments, and the first segment length is compared with a permitted range of lengths. If the first segment length is not within the permitted range, a first error signal is issued, preferably indicating the non-complying first length. This process is repeated at second and third pre-processors. A segment processor receives the three individual segments and the error signals and non-complying lengths, if any, and compensates or corrects for any non-complying segment lengths before further processing occurs.

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Dependent claims

A method for monitoring the length of consecutive mark and space segments processed by a computer, the method comprising:

receiving N consecutive mark and space segments, numbered 1, 2, 3, . . . , N with N≧3, at a first segment monitor, and issuing segment number 1, a combination of at least segments number 2 and 3, and a length value for segment number 1;
receiving at least the two consecutive segments numbered 2, 3, . . . , N at a second segment monitor, and issuing segment number 2, segment number 3, and a length value for segment number 2;
receiving at least the segments numbered 3, . . . , N at a third segment monitor, and issuing segment number 3 and a length value for segment number 3;
receiving the segments numbered 1, 2, 3 at a selected segment processor;
and
when the length value for at least one of the segments number 1, 2 and 3 lies outside a permitted range, compensating for or correcting the length of the corresponding segment at the segment processor.

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Pattern detection for computer segments

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Pattern detection for computer segments

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