1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device including a plurality of processing units, comprising:
a control unit which calculates a priority of a process to be executed on said semiconductor integrated circuit device;
a scheduler which provides a right to use a shared resource to one of said plurality of said processing units based on said priority;
first storage means for storing information notifying the priority calculated by said control unit to said scheduler;
second storage means for retaining information for said control unit to calculate said priority;
wherein said control unit has a function to collect a state of a process being executed by each of said plurality of processing units from said second storage means, calculate a priority of the process based on said state of the process, and write priority information in said first storage means based on said priority, and
each of said plurality of processing units has a function to write a state of a process being executed by each of said plurality of processing units itself in said second storage means.
2. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1,
wherein said control unit is incorporated as software in at least one or more of said plurality of processing units.
3. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1,
wherein said function of said control unit calculates priority based on a target processing rate and an actual processing rate of a process being executed on said semiconductor integrated circuit device.
4. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1,
wherein said priority is calculated based on a time limit.
5. A semiconductor integrated circuit device including a plurality of processing units, comprising:
a control unit which calculates a priority of a process to be executed on said semiconductor integrated circuit device;
a scheduler which provides a right to use a shared resource to one of said plurality of processing units based on said priority;
first storage means for storing information notifying the priority calculated by said control unit to said scheduler; and
second storage means for retaining information for said control unit to calculate said priority;
wherein said control unit has a function to collect, from another one of said plurality of processing units to be controlled by said control unit, a priority of a process being executed by said another one of said plurality of processing units and write priority information in said first storage means, and
said another one of said plurality of processing units has a function to write the priority of the process being executed by said another one of said plurality of processing units itself in said second storage means.
6. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 5,
wherein said control unit is incorporated as software in at least one or more of said plurality of processing units.
7. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 5,
wherein said priority is calculated based on a target processing rate and an actual processing rate of a process being executed on said semiconductor integrated circuit device.
8. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 5,
wherein said priority is calculated based on a time limit.
9. A semiconductor integrated circuit device including a plurality of processing units, comprising:
a control unit which calculates a priority of a process to be executed on said semiconductor integrated circuit device;
a scheduler which provides a right to use a shared resource to one of said plurality of processing units based on said priority; and
first storage means for storing information notifying the priority calculated by said control unit to said scheduler,
wherein each of said plurality of processing units calculates a priority of a process being executed by itself based on a state of the process, and writes priority information in said first storage means based on said priority.
10. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 9,
wherein said control unit is incorporated as software in at least one or more of said plurality of processing units.
11. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 9,
wherein each of said plurality of processing units calculates said priority based on a target processing rate and an actual processing rate of a process being executed on said semiconductor integrated circuit device.
12. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 9,
wherein said priority is calculated based on a time limit.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An article for applying color to an interior architectural surface, said article having a length and a width, and comprising:
(a) a sheet of dry color component having two surfaces, said sheet of dry color component comprising at least one layer of dry paint or dry ink; and
(b) a repositionable adhesive on one surface of the sheet of dry color component, wherein
(i) said adhesive has a first tack at room temperature in response to a first condition, said first tack being suitable to repositionably adhere said article to an interior architectural surface and to the sheet of dry color component of a second article for applying color to an interior architectural surface without damaging said article for applying color to an architectural surface or said second article; and
(ii) the adhesive has a second tack at room temperature in response to a second condition, wherein said second tack is greater than said first tack and is suitable for forming a permanent bond to an interior architectural surface and to the sheet of dry color component of a second article for applying color to an interior architectural surface; and
wherein the sheet of dry color component and the adhesive have a combined thickness of about 3.3 mils or less, and the sheet of dry color component is extensible to allow bending and rolling without cracking, breaking, or other damage to the sheet of dry color component and exhibits a maximum elongation of less than 50% according to ASTM D822, and
said article is configured for application to an architectural surface in side-by-side sheets, which may at least partially overlap, to form a continuous layer of color on the architectural surface, wherein said article is opaque along its length and across its width, and said article has an opacity index of at least about 0.95 as measured according to ASTM D2805 to provide opacity coverage to the architectural surface to which it is applied and the sheet of dry color component has a specular reflectance of less than about 60 gloss units at 60 degrees.
2. The article according to claim 1 wherein the sheet of dry color component comprises an opacifying layer, wherein said opacifying layer comprises a film selected from the group consisting of: polymeric films, metallic films, and combinations thereof.
3. The article according to claim 1 further comprising an opacifying agent, wherein said opacifying agent is in the adhesive.
4. The article according to claim 1, wherein the sheet of dry color component comprises a topcoat on a surface opposite the adhesive.
5. An article according to claim 1 further comprising a releasable liner being releasably adhered to the side of the sheet of dry color component opposite the adhesive layer.
6. The article according to claim 5 wherein a release agent is provided between the releasable liner and the sheet of dry color component.
7. The article according to claim 5 wherein a surface of the releasable liner opposite the sheet of dry color component has a release agent thereon.
8. The article according to claim 1 wherein the adhesive comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive.
9. The article according to claim 8, wherein the adhesive is provided with a blocking agent at a surface thereof, wherein said blocking agent is selected from the group consisting of: starch, talc, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, zeolite, polymers, glass, ceramic and mixtures thereof.
10. The article according to claim 1 wherein the sheet and adhesive provide a surface covering having a water vapor transmission rate of greater than about 1 g-\u03bcmcm224 hrs.
11. An article according to claim 1 wherein the sheet of dry color component is extensible to allow bending and rolling without cracking, breaking, or other damage to the sheet of dry color component and exhibits a maximum elongation of 25% or less according to ASTM D822.
12. An article according to claim 1 wherein one of the surfaces of the sheet of dry color component is adjacent said adhesive, and said sheet of dry color component includes a backing layer at said surface adjacent said adhesive, wherein said backing layer provides structural support to the sheet of dry color component, and said backing layer is non-removable from said sheet of dry color component.
13. An article according to claim 1 wherein said sheet of dry color component is microconformable in that said article has properties which allow it to become similar in character to the architectural surface to which it is adhered, wherein the sheet of dry color component mimics the texture of the underlying architectural surface to provide the architectural surface with a paint-like appearance.
14. The article according to claim 1 wherein the sheet of dry color component comprises a single, solid homogeneous color.
15. The article according to claim 1 wherein the sheet of dry color component comprises a regular pattern of two or more color components andor layers of color components.
16. The article according to claim 1 wherein the sheet of dry color component comprises an irregular pattern of two or more color components andor layers of color components.
17. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article proves a faux finish comprising a non-homogeneous decorative effect.
18. The combination of an article according to claim 1 and a textured architectural surface wherein said sheet of dry color component is microconformable in that said article has properties which allow it to become similar in character to the architectural surface to which it is adhered, wherein the sheet of dry color component mimics the texture of the underlying architectural surface to provide a paint-like appearance to said architectural surface.
19. An article for applying color on an architectural surface, said article having a length and a width, and comprising:
(a) a sheet of dry color component having two surfaces, said sheet of dry color component comprising at least one layer of dry paint or dry ink, said sheet of dry color component comprising (i) a pigment, dye, or combination thereof, and (ii) a topcoat layer;
(b) a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive on a surface of the sheet of dry colorant opposite the topcoat layer, wherein
(i) said adhesive has a first tack at room temperature in response to a first condition, said first tack being suitable to repositionably adhere said article to an interior architectural surface and to the sheet of dry color component of a second article for applying color to an interior architectural surface without damaging said article for applying color to an architectural surface or said second article; and
(ii) the adhesive has a second tack at room temperature in response to a second condition, wherein said second tack is greater than said first tack and is suitable for forming a permanent bond to an interior architectural surface and to the sheet of dry color component of a second article for applying color to an interior architectural surface; and
(c) a releasable liner, wherein the sheet of dry color component is arranged between the releasable liner and the adhesive, the releasable liner having a release agent on its surface adjacent the sheet of dry color component;
wherein the sheet of dry color component and the adhesive have a combined thickness of about 3.3 mils or less; and
wherein the sheet of dry color component is extensible to allow bending and rolling without cracking, breaking, or other damage to the sheet of dry color component and exhibits a maximum elongation of less than 25% according to ASTM D822; and
said article is configured for application to an architectural surface in side-by-side sheets, which may at least partially overlap, to form a continuous layer of color on the architectural surface, and said article is opaque along its length and across its width, wherein said article has an opacity index of at least about 0.95 as measured according to ASTM D2805 to provide opacity coverage to the architectural surface to which it is applied and the sheet of dry color component has a specular reflectance of less than about 60 gloss units at 60 degrees.
20. An architectural surface covering product for applying color to an architectural surface, the architectural surface covering product having a length and a width, and comprising a flexible and conformable film for application to an architectural surface in side-by-side sheets, which sheets at least partially overlap, to form a continuous layer of color along the length and across the width of the architectural surface, said architectural surface covering product comprising:
(a) a sheet of dry color component having two surfaces comprising an inside surface and an outside surface, said sheet of dry color component comprising at least one layer of dry paint or dry ink, said sheet of dry color component comprising a pigment, dye or combinations thereof;
(b) a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive on the inside surface of the sheet of dry color component, wherein there is an opacifying agent disposed in said adhesive, and
(i) said adhesive has a first tack at room temperature in response to a first condition, said first tack being suitable to repositionably adhere said article to an interior architectural surface and to the sheet of dry color component of a second article for applying color to an interior architectural surface without damaging said article for applying color to an architectural surface or said second article; and
(ii) the adhesive has a second tack at room temperature in response to a second condition, wherein said second tack is greater than said first tack and is suitable for forming a permanent bond to an interior architectural surface and to the sheet of dry color component of a second article for applying color to an interior architectural surface; and
(c) a releasable liner comprising a film, said releasable liner being releasably adhered to the outside surface of the sheet of dry color component opposite the adhesive layer; and
(d) a release agent, said release agent being disposed on said outer surface of said releasable liner,
wherein:
(i) the sheet of dry color component and the adhesive have a combined thickness of about 3.3 mils or less;
(ii) the sheet of dry color component with the adhesive thereon is extensible to allow bending and rolling without cracking, breaking, or other damage to the sheet of dry color component and exhibits a maximum elongation of less than 25% when measured according to ASTM D882;
(iii) said article is opaque along its length and across its width, wherein the combination of the sheet of dry color component and the adhesive have an opacity index of at least about 0.98 to provide opacity coverage to the architectural surface to which it is applied;
(iv) the sheet of dry color component has a specular reflectance of less than about 60 gloss units at 60 degrees; and
(v) said sheet of dry color component comprises an irregular pattern of two or more color components andor layers of color components.
21. An architectural surface covering product according to claim 20 wherein said sheet of dry color component and the adhesive provide a surface covering having a water vapor transmission rate of at least 1 g\u03bcmcm224 hrs. at 100% RH and 40\xb0 C.
22. An article comprising the combination of an architectural surface covering product applied to an architectural surface, comprising:
(a) an architectural surface;
(b) a first sheet of an architectural surface covering product comprising a flexible and conformable film, and having a length, a width, and edges, said first sheet of architectural surface covering product comprising:
(i) a sheet of dry color component having two surfaces, said sheet of dry color component comprising at least one layer of dry paint or dry ink; and
(ii) adhesive on one surface of the sheet of dry color component, wherein the sheet of dry color component and the adhesive of said first sheet of architectural surface covering product have a combined thickness of about 3.3 mils or less, wherein said first sheet of architectural surface covering product is opaque along its length and across its width, and said first sheet of architectural surface covering product has an opacity index of at least about 0.95 as measured according to ASTM D2805 to provide opacity coverage to the architectural surface to which it is applied and the sheet of dry color component has a specular reflectance of less than about 60 gloss units at 60 degrees, and said first sheet of architectural surface covering product is joined by its adhesive surface to said architectural surface; and
(c) a second sheet of an architectural surface covering product comprising a flexible and conformable film, and having a length, a width, and edges, said second sheet of architectural surface covering product comprising:
(i) a sheet of dry color component having two surfaces, said sheet of dry color component comprising at least one layer of dry paint or dry ink; and
(ii) adhesive on one surface of the sheet of dry color component,
wherein the sheet of dry color component and the adhesive of said second sheet of architectural surface covering product have a combined thickness of about 3.3 mils or less, wherein said second sheet of architectural surface covering product is opaque along its length and across its width, and said second sheet of architectural surface covering product has an opacity index of at least about 0.95 as measured according to ASTM D2805 to provide opacity coverage to the architectural surface to which it is applied and the sheet of dry color component has a specular reflectance of less than about 60 gloss units at 60 degrees;
wherein said second sheet of architectural surface covering product is joined by its adhesive surface to said architectural surface so that one of the edges of said second sheet of architectural surface covering product overlaps an edge of said first sheet of architectural surface covering product.