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Stored program system

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1961-09-13
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1981-09-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rolland B Arndt
  • 👤 Weigler William

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 10:36
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/30; G06F9/30003; G06F9/30072; G06F9/38; G06F9/3867; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
IN A STORED PROGRAM DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM OPERATIN IN SUCCESSIVE MACHINE CYCLES AND UTILIZING WORDS OF DATA AND WORDS OF INSTRUCTION, THE LATTER HAVING A FORMAT INCLUDING A WORD MEMORY ADDRESS PORTION AND AN OPERATION CODE PORTION WHICH MAY REQUIRE A MEMORY REFERENCE DURING EXECUTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT MEMORIES EACH HAVING ACCESS CIRCUITS INDIVIDUAL THERETO AND EACH STORING BOTH INSTRUCTION AND DATA WORDS AT ADDRESS LOCATIONS THEREIN, FIRST MEANS FOR GENERATING THE MEMORY ADDRESS OF AN INSTRUCTION WORD, SECOND MEANS FOR HOLDING AN INSTRUCTION WORD FOR COMMAND TRANSLATION, THIRD MEANS USING SAID GENERATED ADDRESS FROM SAID FIRST MEANS DURING A MACHINE CYCLE TO NORMALLY REFERENCE ONE OF SAID MEMORIES IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE AN INSTRUC-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 119 words
IN A STORED PROGRAM DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM OPERATIN IN SUCCESSIVE MACHINE CYCLES AND UTILIZING WORDS OF DATA AND WORDS OF INSTRUCTION, THE LATTER HAVING A FORMAT INCLUDING A WORD MEMORY ADDRESS PORTION AND AN OPERATION CODE PORTION WHICH MAY REQUIRE A MEMORY REFERENCE DURING EXECUTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT MEMORIES EACH HAVING ACCESS CIRCUITS INDIVIDUAL THERETO AND EACH STORING BOTH INSTRUCTION AND DATA WORDS AT ADDRESS LOCATIONS THEREIN, FIRST MEANS FOR GENERATING THE MEMORY ADDRESS OF AN INSTRUCTION WORD, SECOND MEANS FOR HOLDING AN INSTRUCTION WORD FOR COMMAND TRANSLATION, THIRD MEANS USING SAID GENERATED ADDRESS FROM SAID FIRST MEANS DURING A MACHINE CYCLE TO NORMALLY REFERENCE ONE OF SAID MEMORIES IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE AN INSTRUC-

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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) 1969-07-11 1970-01-10 1970-07-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-11 1974-01-10 1974-07-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-11 1978-01-10 1978-07-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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