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Memory protection system

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-11
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1982-12-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard P Case
  • 👤 Henry G Jones
  • 👤 Ronald M Smith
  • 👤 Veer John A De

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 23:28
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F12/00; G06F12/14; G06F12/1416; G06F12/1425; G06F12/1441; G06F7/00; G06F7/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A MEMORY HAVNG A PLURALITY OF ADDRESSABLE STORAGE LOCATIONS WHICH ARE ASSIGNED ADDRESSES IN AN ORDERED SEQUENCE, SAID ADDRESS BEING EMPLOYED TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO SAID LOCATIONS, MEANS FOR PROTECTING PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS IN SAID MEMORY COMPRISING: (A) MEANS FOR STORING A CONFIGURATION OF ADDRESS IDENTIFYING INDICIA WHICH IS COMMON TO A PLURALITY OF ADDRESSES IN SAID MEMORY; (B) MEANS CONTROLLABLE FOR COMPARING AT LEAST A PART OF EACH ADDRESS EMPLOYED TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO A LOCATION IN SAID MEMORY WITH AT LEAST A PART OF THE CONFIGURATION STORED IN SAID REGISTER MEANS; (C) MEANS FOR SIGNALLING FAVOURABLE OR UNFAVORABLE COMPARASION; AND (D) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED ONE OF SAID FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE COMPARISON SIGNALS FOR SIGNALLING A VIOLATION OF A PROTECTED ADDRESSABLE LOCATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A MEMORY HAVNG A PLURALITY OF ADDRESSABLE STORAGE LOCATIONS WHICH ARE ASSIGNED ADDRESSES IN AN ORDERED SEQUENCE, SAID ADDRESS BEING EMPLOYED TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO SAID LOCATIONS, MEANS FOR PROTECTING PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS IN SAID MEMORY COMPRISING: (A) MEANS FOR STORING A CONFIGURATION OF ADDRESS IDENTIFYING INDICIA WHICH IS COMMON TO A PLURALITY OF ADDRESSES IN SAID MEMORY; (B) MEANS CONTROLLABLE FOR COMPARING AT LEAST A PART OF EACH ADDRESS EMPLOYED TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO A LOCATION IN SAID MEMORY WITH AT LEAST A PART OF THE CONFIGURATION STORED IN SAID REGISTER MEANS; (C) MEANS FOR SIGNALLING FAVOURABLE OR UNFAVORABLE COMPARASION; AND (D) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED ONE OF SAID FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE COMPARISON SIGNALS FOR SIGNALLING A VIOLATION OF A PROTECTED ADDRESSABLE LOCATION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-08-01 1970-01-31 1970-08-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-08-01 1974-01-31 1974-08-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-08-01 1978-01-31 1978-08-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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