The present invention provides a pipelined computer which processes variable-length data without using branch instructions for speedy execution of a variable-length data-handling software instruction. Upon receiving a variable-length data-handling instruction from an instruction supply unit 1, an instruction...http://www.google.com/patents/US6502187?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6502187 - Pipeline computer dividing a variable-length data-handling instruction into fixed-length data-handling instructions
