US3157779A
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Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1960-06-28
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Granted: 1964-11-17
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Expires: 1980-06-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry W Cochrane
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:01
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/38; G06F7/383; G06F7/386; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/30; G06F9/30003; G06F9/30007; G06F9/30018; G06F9/30036; G06F9/30038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
IN AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IN COMBINATION, A MEMORY UNIT, A PLURALITY OF REGISTERS INCLUDING A STORAGE REGISTER AND A CONTROL INFORMATION REGISTER, INDIVIDUAL CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID REGISTERS, A PLURALITY OF PROCESSING UNITS, SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID PROCESSING UNITS EMPLOYING CIRCUIT ELEMENTS WHICH ARE RESPONSIVE TO IMPULSES SUPPLIED BY DRIVE LINES EXTENDING BODILY THROUGH SAID UNITS, AND WHICH SUPPLY OUTPUTS IN SENSE LINES WHICH EXTEND BODILY THROUGH SAID UNITS, UNIT SELECTION MEANS FOR SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID PROCESSING UNITS, AT LEAST ONE DISTINCTIVE DRIVE LINE FOR EACH SAID PROCESSING UNIT AND FOR SAID MEMORY UNIT, SAID DRIVE LINE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID UNIT TO SAID UNIT SELECTION MEANS, COMMON SENSE LINES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID PROCESSING UNITS TO SAID REGISTERS, COMMON TRANSMISSION LINES EXTENDING FROM THE OUTPUT OF SAID STORAGE REGISTER THROUGH SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID PROCESSING UNITS, AND CONTROL LINES EXTENDING FROM THE OUTPUT OF SAID CONTROL INFORMATION REGISTER TO SAID REGISTER CONTROL MEANS, SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID UNIT SELECTION MEANS, SAID CONTROL LINES SERVING TO CONTROL SELECTIVE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM SAID MEMORY UNIT TO A PLURALITY OF SAID REGISTERS OR FROM ANY SAID PROCESSING UNIT TO SAID STORAGE REGISTER OVER SAID COMMON SENSE LINES, AND TO CONTROL SELECTIVE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM SAID STORAGE REGISTER TO SAID MEMORY UNIT OR TO ANY SAID PROCESSING UNIT OVER SAID COMMON TRANSMISSION LINES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
230 words
IN AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IN COMBINATION, A MEMORY UNIT, A PLURALITY OF REGISTERS INCLUDING A STORAGE REGISTER AND A CONTROL INFORMATION REGISTER, INDIVIDUAL CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID REGISTERS, A PLURALITY OF PROCESSING UNITS, SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID PROCESSING UNITS EMPLOYING CIRCUIT ELEMENTS WHICH ARE RESPONSIVE TO IMPULSES SUPPLIED BY DRIVE LINES EXTENDING BODILY THROUGH SAID UNITS, AND WHICH SUPPLY OUTPUTS IN SENSE LINES WHICH EXTEND BODILY THROUGH SAID UNITS, UNIT SELECTION MEANS FOR SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID PROCESSING UNITS, AT LEAST ONE DISTINCTIVE DRIVE LINE FOR EACH SAID PROCESSING UNIT AND FOR SAID MEMORY UNIT, SAID DRIVE LINE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID UNIT TO SAID UNIT SELECTION MEANS, COMMON SENSE LINES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID PROCESSING UNITS TO SAID REGISTERS, COMMON TRANSMISSION LINES EXTENDING FROM THE OUTPUT OF SAID STORAGE REGISTER THROUGH SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID PROCESSING UNITS, AND CONTROL LINES EXTENDING FROM THE OUTPUT OF SAID CONTROL INFORMATION REGISTER TO SAID REGISTER CONTROL MEANS, SAID MEMORY UNIT AND SAID UNIT SELECTION MEANS, SAID CONTROL LINES SERVING TO CONTROL SELECTIVE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM SAID MEMORY UNIT TO A PLURALITY OF SAID REGISTERS OR FROM ANY SAID PROCESSING UNIT TO SAID STORAGE REGISTER OVER SAID COMMON SENSE LINES, AND TO CONTROL SELECTIVE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM SAID STORAGE REGISTER TO SAID MEMORY UNIT OR TO ANY SAID PROCESSING UNIT OVER SAID COMMON TRANSMISSION LINES.
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