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Simultaneous multiprocessing computer system
Assignee: Control Data Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-08
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Granted: 1967-10-10
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Expires: 1984-07-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James E Thornton
- 👤 Seymour R Cray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:20
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/30; G06F9/38; G06F9/3885
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING A STORAGE SECTION, AN INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION, A CONTROL SECTION, ANS A FUNCTION SECTION, THE INVENTION BEING CHARACTERIZED BY; (A) THE FUNCTION SECTION COMPRISING: (1) A PLURALITY OF REGISTERS (1.60) CONNECTED TO THE STORAGE SECTION AND CAPABLE OF HOLDING NUMERICAL DATA RECEIVED FROM THE STORAGE SECTION AND TRANSMITTING DATA TO THE STORAGE SECTION (2) A PLURALITY OF FUNCTIONAL UNITS (2.12) CONNECTED TO THE REGISTERS, EACH UNIT BEING CAPABLE OF PERFORMING ARITHMETIC AND LOGICAL OPERATIONS ON DATA RECEIVED FROM THE REGISTERS AND TRANSMITTING RESULTS TO THE REGISTERS; (B) THE CONTROL SECTION COMPRISING; (1) A SINGLE INSTRUCTION SOURCE (1.76) CONNECTED TO THE STORAGE SECTION AND CAPABLE OF RECEIVING A PLURALITY OF INSTRUCTION COMMANDS SEQUENTIALLY FROM THE STORAGE COMPRISING: (2) A SCOREBOARD LOGIC NETWORK (1.66) CONNECTED TO THE INSTRUCTION SOURCE, THE FUNCTIONAL UNITS, AND THE REGISTERS, AND RESPONSIVE TO SIGNALS FROM THE INSTRUCTION SOURECE TO RESERVE SELECTED FUNCTIONAL UNITS AND SELECTED REGISTERS FOR NUMERICAL DATA AND RESULTS, THE SCOREBOARD LOGIC NETWORK PROVIDING CONTROL SIGNAL TO ALLOW CONCURRENT OPERATION OF A PLURALITY OF FUNCTIONAL UNITS IN COOPERATION WITH THE SELECTED REGISTERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING A STORAGE SECTION, AN INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION, A CONTROL SECTION, ANS A FUNCTION SECTION, THE INVENTION BEING CHARACTERIZED BY; (A) THE FUNCTION SECTION COMPRISING: (1) A PLURALITY OF REGISTERS (1.60) CONNECTED TO THE STORAGE SECTION AND CAPABLE OF HOLDING NUMERICAL DATA RECEIVED FROM THE STORAGE SECTION AND TRANSMITTING DATA TO THE STORAGE SECTION (2) A PLURALITY OF FUNCTIONAL UNITS (2.12) CONNECTED TO THE REGISTERS, EACH UNIT BEING CAPABLE OF PERFORMING ARITHMETIC AND LOGICAL OPERATIONS ON DATA RECEIVED FROM THE REGISTERS AND TRANSMITTING RESULTS TO THE REGISTERS; (B) THE CONTROL SECTION COMPRISING; (1) A SINGLE INSTRUCTION SOURCE (1.76) CONNECTED TO THE STORAGE SECTION AND CAPABLE OF RECEIVING A PLURALITY OF INSTRUCTION COMMANDS SEQUENTIALLY FROM THE STORAGE COMPRISING: (2) A SCOREBOARD LOGIC NETWORK (1.66) CONNECTED TO THE INSTRUCTION SOURCE, THE FUNCTIONAL UNITS, AND THE REGISTERS, AND RESPONSIVE TO SIGNALS FROM THE INSTRUCTION SOURECE TO RESERVE SELECTED FUNCTIONAL UNITS AND SELECTED REGISTERS FOR NUMERICAL DATA AND RESULTS, THE SCOREBOARD LOGIC NETWORK PROVIDING CONTROL SIGNAL TO ALLOW CONCURRENT OPERATION OF A PLURALITY OF FUNCTIONAL UNITS IN COOPERATION WITH THE SELECTED REGISTERS.
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