US3290655A
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Program control for data processing machine
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-28
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1982-12-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger E Abernathy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 04:45
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/448; G06F9/4482; G06F9/4484; G06F9/4486
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
IN A DATA PROCESSING MACHINE CONTROLLED BY A PROGRAM COMPRISING A SERIES OF INSTRUCTION STEPS, A STORAGE MEANS STORING MANIFESTATIONS REPRESENTING OPERANDS AND OTHER MANIFESTATIONS REPRESENTING INSTRUCTIONS, MEANS FOR NORMALLY ADDRESSING SAID INSTRUCTIONS SUCCESSIVELY IN STORAGE IN A PREDETERMINED ORDER, MEANS FOR NORMALLY ADDRESSING CERTAIN OPERANDS IN STORAGE, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MONITORING A PREDETERMINED CONDITION WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING THE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE IN PERFORMING THE PROGRAM AND FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF SAID PREDETERMINED CONDITION, MEANS FOR GENERATING CONTROL SIGNALS FOR UTILIZING THE CONTENTS OF SAID ADDRESSING MEANS FOR READING OUT DATA FROM THE DESIGNATED LOCATION IN STORAGE, BISTABLE GATING MEANS, ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MEANS, AND MEANS UNDER CONTROL OF THE COINCIDENCE OF SAID CONTROL SIGNALS AND SAID CONDITION SIGNAL TO CHANGE THE STATE OF SAID BISTABLE GATING MEANS TO SELECTIVELY CONDITION SAID ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MEANS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY INTERCHANGING SAID ADDRESSING MEANS UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF THE PREDETERMNED CONDITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
IN A DATA PROCESSING MACHINE CONTROLLED BY A PROGRAM COMPRISING A SERIES OF INSTRUCTION STEPS, A STORAGE MEANS STORING MANIFESTATIONS REPRESENTING OPERANDS AND OTHER MANIFESTATIONS REPRESENTING INSTRUCTIONS, MEANS FOR NORMALLY ADDRESSING SAID INSTRUCTIONS SUCCESSIVELY IN STORAGE IN A PREDETERMINED ORDER, MEANS FOR NORMALLY ADDRESSING CERTAIN OPERANDS IN STORAGE, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MONITORING A PREDETERMINED CONDITION WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING THE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE IN PERFORMING THE PROGRAM AND FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF SAID PREDETERMINED CONDITION, MEANS FOR GENERATING CONTROL SIGNALS FOR UTILIZING THE CONTENTS OF SAID ADDRESSING MEANS FOR READING OUT DATA FROM THE DESIGNATED LOCATION IN STORAGE, BISTABLE GATING MEANS, ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MEANS, AND MEANS UNDER CONTROL OF THE COINCIDENCE OF SAID CONTROL SIGNALS AND SAID CONDITION SIGNAL TO CHANGE THE STATE OF SAID BISTABLE GATING MEANS TO SELECTIVELY CONDITION SAID ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MEANS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY INTERCHANGING SAID ADDRESSING MEANS UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF THE PREDETERMNED CONDITION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-05 | 1974-06-06 | 1974-12-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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