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Error detection circuit for instruction decoders

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1958-12-31
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Granted: 1963-05-28
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Expires: 1978-12-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard J Randles

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 13:18
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/08; G06F11/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
AN ERROR CHECKING CIRCUIT COMPRISING A FIRST REGISTER FOR STORING INSTRUCTION WORDS IN BINARY FORM, A PARITY FLIP-FLOP FOR STORING THE PARITY BIT ASSOCIATED WITH A STORED WORD AND REPRESENTATIVE OF CORRECT INSTRUCTION STORAGE, AND AN ALARM FLIP-FLOP, THE LATTER BEING SET TO ITS ALARMINDICATING STATE AT THE SAME TIME THAT AN INSTRUCTION WORD IS STORED IN SAID FIRST REGISTER AND ITS ASSOCIATED PARITY BIT IS STORED IN SAID PARITY FLIP-FLOP, A FIRST GATING MEANS FOR DECODING IN PULSE FORM THE INSTRUCTION WORD STORED IN SAID FIRST REGISTER, TWO OR CIRCUITS AND A SECOND REGISTER OF BISTABLE ELEMENTS, ONE OR CIRCUIT COUPLED TO SAID FIRST GATING MEANS SO AS TO RECEIVE AS INPUTS THOSE DECODED PULSES THAT REPRESENT AN EVEN PARITY INSTRUCTION AND THE SECOND OR CIRCUIT BEING COUPLED TO SAID FIRST GATING MEANS SO AS TO RECEIVE GATED PULSES REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ODD PARITY INSTRUCTION WORD, SAID SECOND REGISTER BEING COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT CIRCUITS OF SAID FIRST GATING MEANS WHEREBY
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
AN ERROR CHECKING CIRCUIT COMPRISING A FIRST REGISTER FOR STORING INSTRUCTION WORDS IN BINARY FORM, A PARITY FLIP-FLOP FOR STORING THE PARITY BIT ASSOCIATED WITH A STORED WORD AND REPRESENTATIVE OF CORRECT INSTRUCTION STORAGE, AND AN ALARM FLIP-FLOP, THE LATTER BEING SET TO ITS ALARMINDICATING STATE AT THE SAME TIME THAT AN INSTRUCTION WORD IS STORED IN SAID FIRST REGISTER AND ITS ASSOCIATED PARITY BIT IS STORED IN SAID PARITY FLIP-FLOP, A FIRST GATING MEANS FOR DECODING IN PULSE FORM THE INSTRUCTION WORD STORED IN SAID FIRST REGISTER, TWO OR CIRCUITS AND A SECOND REGISTER OF BISTABLE ELEMENTS, ONE OR CIRCUIT COUPLED TO SAID FIRST GATING MEANS SO AS TO RECEIVE AS INPUTS THOSE DECODED PULSES THAT REPRESENT AN EVEN PARITY INSTRUCTION AND THE SECOND OR CIRCUIT BEING COUPLED TO SAID FIRST GATING MEANS SO AS TO RECEIVE GATED PULSES REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ODD PARITY INSTRUCTION WORD, SAID SECOND REGISTER BEING COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT CIRCUITS OF SAID FIRST GATING MEANS WHEREBY

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-27 1966-11-26 1967-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-27 1970-11-26 1971-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-27 1974-11-26 1975-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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