US3229251A
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Computer error stop system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-26
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Granted: 1966-01-11
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Expires: 1982-03-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Merle E Homan
- 👤 Robert M Meade
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:23
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/0703; G06F11/0766; G06F11/0772; G06F11/0706; G06F11/0721; G06F11/0784
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
AN ERROR STOP CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A COMPUTING SYSTEM OF THE TYPE HAVING A PLURALITY OF UNITS, EACH OF SAID UNITS INCLUDING A FUNCTION PERFORMING MEANS, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF ERROR CHECKING MEANS, AT LEAST ONE FOR EACH OF SAID UNITS, EACH FOR CHECKING MANIFESTATIONS OF DATA FOR ERROR AND FOR GENERATING AN ERROR SIGNAL UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN ERROR; A PLURALITY OF ERROR STOP TRANSMITTERS, ONE FOR EACH OF SAID UNITS, EACH RESPONSIVE TO ERROR SIGNALS FROM THE RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING ERROR SIGNALS FROM THE PROPAGATE AN ERROR STOP SIGNAL DIRECTLY TO EACH OF SAID UNITS WHENEVER THE RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING CHECKING MEANS GENERATES AN ERROR STOP RECEIVING MEANS, ONE FOR AND A PLURALITY OF ERROR STOP RECEIVING MEANS, ONE FOR EACH OF SAID UNITS, EACH RESPONSIVE TO ERROR STOP SIGNALS PROPAGET THERETO TO STOP THE OPERATION OF THE RELATED FUNCTION PERFORMING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
AN ERROR STOP CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A COMPUTING SYSTEM OF THE TYPE HAVING A PLURALITY OF UNITS, EACH OF SAID UNITS INCLUDING A FUNCTION PERFORMING MEANS, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF ERROR CHECKING MEANS, AT LEAST ONE FOR EACH OF SAID UNITS, EACH FOR CHECKING MANIFESTATIONS OF DATA FOR ERROR AND FOR GENERATING AN ERROR SIGNAL UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN ERROR; A PLURALITY OF ERROR STOP TRANSMITTERS, ONE FOR EACH OF SAID UNITS, EACH RESPONSIVE TO ERROR SIGNALS FROM THE RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING ERROR SIGNALS FROM THE PROPAGATE AN ERROR STOP SIGNAL DIRECTLY TO EACH OF SAID UNITS WHENEVER THE RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING CHECKING MEANS GENERATES AN ERROR STOP RECEIVING MEANS, ONE FOR AND A PLURALITY OF ERROR STOP RECEIVING MEANS, ONE FOR EACH OF SAID UNITS, EACH RESPONSIVE TO ERROR STOP SIGNALS PROPAGET THERETO TO STOP THE OPERATION OF THE RELATED FUNCTION PERFORMING MEANS.
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