Program-controlled electronic data-processing system
Abstract
Abstract AN ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARTIAL STORAGES AND A PLURALITY OF WORKING UNITS WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO OPERATE UPON DATA SIGNALS OF THE KIND STORED IN THE PARITAL STORAGES. INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE WORKING UNITS AND THE PARTIAL STORAGES IS MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING SELECTIVE TRANSFER CONNECTIONS THEREBETWEEN. A CENTRAL PROGRAM CONTROL UNIT IS CYLICALLY OPERATIVE TO EXAMINE PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS STORED IN A PREDETERMINED ONE OF THE PARTIAL STORAGES AND TO SET UP A TRANSFER CONNECTION BETWEEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE PARTIAL STORAGES AND WORKING UNITS ACCORDING TO EACH EXAMINED PROGRAM INSTRUCTION. ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THE WORKING UNITS AND UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT IS MEANS FOR SEIZING AND INDEPENDENTLY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF EACH TRANSFER CONNECTION SET UP BY THE CONTROL UNIT WHILE THE CONTROL UNIT PROCEEDS TO EXECUTE THE NEXT EXAMINATION CYCLE OF PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.
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