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Title:
CONFIGURABLE HARDWARE SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002006979
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for reconfiguring a circuit configuration of a configurable hardware device via a communication network. The method includes transmitting via the communication network from a hardware configuration provider unit to the configurable hardware device a circuit reconfiguration of the configurable hardware device in response to a request from a user of the configurable hardware device to reconfigure the configurable hardware device, implementing the circuit reconfiguration of the configurable hardware device thereby reconfiguring the configurable hardware device and providing a reconfigured hardware device and billing the user in response to a determination of correct operation of the reconfigured hardware device. A user unit in a communication network is also disclosed.

Inventors:
HANDELMAN DORON (IL)
KIPNIS SHLOMO (IL)
BAR-ON GERSHON (IL)
RATNER DANIEL (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2001/000513
Publication Date:
December 12, 2002
Filing Date:
June 03, 2001
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Assignee:
NDS LTD (GB)
HANDELMAN DORON (IL)
KIPNIS SHLOMO (IL)
BAR-ON GERSHON (IL)
RATNER DANIEL (IL)
International Classes:
G06F17/50; (IPC1-7): G06F17/50
Foreign References:
US5666293A1997-09-09
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EP0813133A21997-12-17
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Other References:
BROWN S ET AL: "FPGA AND CPLD ARCHITECTURES: A TUTORIAL", IEEE DESIGN & TEST OF COMPUTERS, IEEE COMPUTERS SOCIETY. LOS ALAMITOS, US, vol. 13, no. 2, 1 June 1996 (1996-06-01), pages 42 - 57, XP000596695, ISSN: 0740-7475
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