| US 7,590,894 B2 | ||
| Method of translating system events into signals for activity monitoring | ||
| Gary L. Swoboda, Sugar Land, Tex. (US); Oliver P. Sohm, Toronto (Canada); and Manisha Agarwala, Richardson, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/383,466. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/681427, filed on May 16, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/681551, filed on May 16, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0259833 A1, Nov. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 714—45 [717/128] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A system comprising:
a circuit configured to execute a series of instructions and output encoded events corresponding to the execution of said
instructions;
a decoder for decoding said encoded events; and
a monitoring system that is configured to receive events;
wherein, said decoder is configured to selectively adjust the bandwidth of decoded events; and
wherein said decoder is configured to partially decode said encoded events, and output a subset of said decoded events as
well as any remaining encoded events.
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