PUMPS architecture for pattern analysis and image database management.

Abstract

The PUMPS architecture consists of N Task Processing Units (TPU) which share a pool of special peripheral processors and VLSI functional units and a common two dimensional main memory (SM) via a block transfer oriented interconnection network. The SM is also connected via a Backend Database Management Network (BDMN) with districuted Control to the File Memories (FM), which are disk-based-database storage devices. A Front End Communication Processor and BDMN have unique features such as a language interface for relational image database management using Query-by-Picture Example and spatial operators.-from Authors School of Elec Eng, Purdue Univ, W Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.