US3238510A
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Memory organization for data processors
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-12-29
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1981-12-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Harold L Ergott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:51
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F13/00; G06F12/00; G06F12/02; G06F12/06; G06F12/0615; G06F12/0623
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A MEMORY ADDRESS SYSTEM FOR DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A FIRST MEMORY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY SECTORS EACH HAVING A NUMBER OF ADDRESSABLE DATA STORAGE LOCATIONS; A SECOND RESIDUAL MEMORY HAVING A NUMBER OF ADDRESSABLE DATA STORAGE LOCATIONS; A SOURCE OF INFORMATION QUANTITIES; A FIRST REGISTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF STAGES FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION QUANTITIES FROM SAID SOURCE AND TEMPORARILY STORING THE SAME; A SECOND REGISTER HAVING AT LEAST ONE STAGE FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION QUANTITIES FROM SAID SOURCE AND TEMPORARILY STORING THE SAME; A CIRCUIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID STAGES OF SAID FIRST REGISTER WITH SAID SECOND MEMORY; GATING MEANS CONNECTING THE DIFFERENT SECOND REGISTER WITH SAID MEMORY SECTORS OF THE FIRST MEMORY; MEANS ACTUATING SAID GATING MEANS IN RESPONSE TO THE STORAGE OF SELECTED INFORMATION QUANTITIES IN SAID FIRST REGISTER TO INTERCONNECT THE INFORMATION QUANTITIES IN SAID SECOND REGISTER WITH THE ONE OF SAID MEMORY SECTORS SPECIFIED BY THE INFORMATION QUANTITIES IN SAID SECOND REGISTER; AND SAID DATA STORAGE LOCATIONS IN SAID SECOND MEMORY BEING ADDRESSABLE REGARDLESS OF THE INFORMATION QUANTITIES IN SAID SECOND REGISTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A MEMORY ADDRESS SYSTEM FOR DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A FIRST MEMORY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY SECTORS EACH HAVING A NUMBER OF ADDRESSABLE DATA STORAGE LOCATIONS; A SECOND RESIDUAL MEMORY HAVING A NUMBER OF ADDRESSABLE DATA STORAGE LOCATIONS; A SOURCE OF INFORMATION QUANTITIES; A FIRST REGISTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF STAGES FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION QUANTITIES FROM SAID SOURCE AND TEMPORARILY STORING THE SAME; A SECOND REGISTER HAVING AT LEAST ONE STAGE FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION QUANTITIES FROM SAID SOURCE AND TEMPORARILY STORING THE SAME; A CIRCUIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID STAGES OF SAID FIRST REGISTER WITH SAID SECOND MEMORY; GATING MEANS CONNECTING THE DIFFERENT SECOND REGISTER WITH SAID MEMORY SECTORS OF THE FIRST MEMORY; MEANS ACTUATING SAID GATING MEANS IN RESPONSE TO THE STORAGE OF SELECTED INFORMATION QUANTITIES IN SAID FIRST REGISTER TO INTERCONNECT THE INFORMATION QUANTITIES IN SAID SECOND REGISTER WITH THE ONE OF SAID MEMORY SECTORS SPECIFIED BY THE INFORMATION QUANTITIES IN SAID SECOND REGISTER; AND SAID DATA STORAGE LOCATIONS IN SAID SECOND MEMORY BEING ADDRESSABLE REGARDLESS OF THE INFORMATION QUANTITIES IN SAID SECOND REGISTER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3027081A
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