As is a new hardware device for network monitoring, TAP (Test Access Port) provides a method for obtaining the network traffic without disrupting the normal traffic.

是一种新兴的用于网络监测的硬件设备，它提供了一种在不中断网络正常流量的情况下，获得网络流量的方法。

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The hardware prototype is composed of the whole processes from obtaining residual error to Macro-Block reconstruction, and it can be used as a co-processor of DSP to fulfill H. 264 real-timing CODEC.

该硬件原型包含了从残差形成到宏块重建的变换量化全过程，其可以构成DSP的协处理器，用于完成H。 264实时编解码。

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So any special rules for software patents will just push innovators and their patent lawyers to seek patent protection for hardware that achieves the same outcome, obtaining the synthetic equivalent of a software patent.

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