Abstract A computer for executing a program made up of a series of macroinstructions each including a plurality of instructions grouped in a fixed order and having a serial operational memory the computer, comprising means for interpreting the instructions of a macroinstruction stored in a predetermined portion of the operational memory. Furthermore the computer comprises means responsive to the interpretatation by said interpreting means of a predetermined instruction in the macroinstruction stored in said predetermined portion of the operational memory for causing the interpreting means to commence interpreting the information stored in a selected portion of said memory as a series of macroinstructions. Additional means are connected to the operational memory for executing the series of macro-instructions serially in response to the determined instruction.
A method for executing a program made up of a series of macro-instructions, each of said macro-instructions including a plurality of instructions grouped in a fixed order, information and said macroinstructions being stored in zoned portions of a serial operational memory, comprising: interpreting and executing instructions of a macro-instruction stored in a predetermined portion of the operational memory, and interpreting the information stored in a selected portion of the memory as a series of macro-instructions comprising at least a portion of said program in response to a predetermined instruction of the macroinstruction being interpreted and executed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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A method for executing a program made up of a series of macro-instructions, each of said macro-instructions including a plurality of instructions grouped in a fixed order, information and said macroinstructions being stored in zoned portions of a serial operational memory, comprising: interpreting and executing instructions of a macro-instruction stored in a predetermined portion of the operational memory, and interpreting the information stored in a selected portion of the memory as a series of macro-instructions comprising at least a portion of said program in response to a predetermined instruction of the macroinstruction being interpreted and executed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 comprising transferring a new macro-instruction of said series of macro-instructions to the predetermined portion of the operational memory in response to the interpretation of a predetermined instruction in the information macro-instruction stored in said selected portion of said operational memory.