A method of deadlock-free, automatic configuration and reconfiguration of modules having a two- or multidimensional cell arrangement, in which a unit for controlling the configuration and reconfiguration manages a set of associated configurable elements, the set being a subset or the total set of all...http://www.google.de/patents/US6571381?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6571381 - Method for deadlock-free configuration of dataflow processors and modules with a two- or multidimensional programmable cell structure (FPGAs, DPGAs, etc.)