US3359541A
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Data retreieval system having plural addressed remote request stations
Assignee: Ultronic Systems Corp
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Filing: 1963-12-30
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Granted: 1967-12-19
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Expires: 1983-12-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley H Hunkins
- 👤 Peter W Beresin
- 👤 Robert S Sinn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:54
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F13/00; G06F13/14; G06F13/20; G06F13/22; G06F16/00; G06F16/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM COMPRISING (A) A MEMORY FOR STORING DATA, (B) A PLURALITY OF REQUEST UNITS, (C) DATA RETRIEVING MEANS AND DATA TERMINUS MEANS REMOTE THEREFROM CONNECTED THERETO BY REQUEST AND REPLY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, (D) SAID DATA RETRIEVING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO REQUESTS FOR OBTAINING REPLY DATA FROM SAID MEMORY AND MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING CORRESPONDING REPLIES, (E) SAID DATA TERMINUS MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR CONNECTION OF A PLURALITY OF REQUEST UNITS THERETO, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID REQUEST UNITS FOR TRANSMITTING REQUESTS TO SAID DATA RETRIEVING MEANS, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING DATA IN CORRESPONDING REPLIES TO CORRESPONDING REQUEST UNITS, AND MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY ENABLING REQUEST UNITS CONNECTED THERETO, IN WHICH THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISES (F) MEANS FOR CONNECTING A PLURALITY OF SAID REMOTE DATA TERMINUS MEANS IN COMMON TO SAID REQUEST AND REPLY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, (G) MEANS AT SAID DATA RETRIEVING MEANS FOR INSERTING IN A REPLY TO ONE DATA TERMINUS MEANS AN ADDRESS OF ANOTHER DATA TERMINUS MEANS, (H) MEANS AT SAID PLURALITY OF DATA TERMINUS MEANS FOR RECOGNIZING IN REPLIES TO REQUESTS FROM OTHER DATA TERMINUS MEANS THE RESPECTIVE ADDRESSES ALLOCATED THERETO,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM COMPRISING (A) A MEMORY FOR STORING DATA, (B) A PLURALITY OF REQUEST UNITS, (C) DATA RETRIEVING MEANS AND DATA TERMINUS MEANS REMOTE THEREFROM CONNECTED THERETO BY REQUEST AND REPLY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, (D) SAID DATA RETRIEVING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO REQUESTS FOR OBTAINING REPLY DATA FROM SAID MEMORY AND MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING CORRESPONDING REPLIES, (E) SAID DATA TERMINUS MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR CONNECTION OF A PLURALITY OF REQUEST UNITS THERETO, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID REQUEST UNITS FOR TRANSMITTING REQUESTS TO SAID DATA RETRIEVING MEANS, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING DATA IN CORRESPONDING REPLIES TO CORRESPONDING REQUEST UNITS, AND MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY ENABLING REQUEST UNITS CONNECTED THERETO, IN WHICH THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISES (F) MEANS FOR CONNECTING A PLURALITY OF SAID REMOTE DATA TERMINUS MEANS IN COMMON TO SAID REQUEST AND REPLY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, (G) MEANS AT SAID DATA RETRIEVING MEANS FOR INSERTING IN A REPLY TO ONE DATA TERMINUS MEANS AN ADDRESS OF ANOTHER DATA TERMINUS MEANS, (H) MEANS AT SAID PLURALITY OF DATA TERMINUS MEANS FOR RECOGNIZING IN REPLIES TO REQUESTS FROM OTHER DATA TERMINUS MEANS THE RESPECTIVE ADDRESSES ALLOCATED THERETO,
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