Scott D Townsend

US Patent:

62634127, Jul 17, 2001

Filed:

Jun 24, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/104937

Inventors:

Scott Lee Townsend - Mission Viejo CA

Assignee:

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 1200

US Classification:

711170

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for accessing a writeable storage in a processor-based system. The apparatus comprises at least one writeable storage element and memory for storing instruction sequences by which the processor-based system is processed, that has a writeable storage location. A processor is coupled to the writeable storage element and executes the stored instruction sequences. The stored instruction sequences include process steps to cause the processor to: (a) detect an access to the writeable storage location; (b) transfer the access to the writeable storage location to an access to the writeable storage element; (c) process an instruction sequence corresponding to the access to the writeable storage element.