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Computer with error recovery
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1961-09-13
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1981-09-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Adelbert W Cheney
- 👤 James C Nelson
- 👤 Weigler William
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:13
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/46; G06F9/48; G06F9/4806; G06F9/4812; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/0703; G06F11/0706; G06F11/0721; G06F11/0751; G06F11/0754; G06F11/0757; G06F11/079; G06F11/08; G06F11/10; G06F11/1008; G06F11/1012; G06F11/1032; G06F11/30; G06F11/32; G06F11/324; G06F11/327; G06F9/30; G06F9/30003; G06F9/30072; G06F9/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A SYSTEM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: AN EXTERNAL UNIT; A COMPUTER RESPONSIVE TO SIGNALS FROM SAID EXTERNAL UNIT FOR EXECUTING A PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO EACH SIGNAL; AND MEANS FOR INDICATING THAT SAID COMPUTER IS INCAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS A PART OF SAID SYSTEM, SAID INDICATING MEANS COMPRISING A COUNTER, MEANS FOR ADDING A VALUE TO SAID COUNTER WHEN AN ERROR OCCURS IN SID COMPUTER, MEANS FOR SUBTRACTING A VALUE FROM SAID COUNTER EACH TIME SAID COMPUTER EXECUTES A PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNAL FROM SAID EXTERNAL UNIT, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED COUNT IN SAID COUNTER FOR INDICATING THAT IS COMPUTER IS GENERATING ERRORS AT A RATE GREATER THAN THE PERMISSIBLE RATE OF OCCURRENCE OF ERRORS OF SAID SYSTEM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
122 words
A SYSTEM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: AN EXTERNAL UNIT; A COMPUTER RESPONSIVE TO SIGNALS FROM SAID EXTERNAL UNIT FOR EXECUTING A PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO EACH SIGNAL; AND MEANS FOR INDICATING THAT SAID COMPUTER IS INCAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS A PART OF SAID SYSTEM, SAID INDICATING MEANS COMPRISING A COUNTER, MEANS FOR ADDING A VALUE TO SAID COUNTER WHEN AN ERROR OCCURS IN SID COMPUTER, MEANS FOR SUBTRACTING A VALUE FROM SAID COUNTER EACH TIME SAID COMPUTER EXECUTES A PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNAL FROM SAID EXTERNAL UNIT, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED COUNT IN SAID COUNTER FOR INDICATING THAT IS COMPUTER IS GENERATING ERRORS AT A RATE GREATER THAN THE PERMISSIBLE RATE OF OCCURRENCE OF ERRORS OF SAID SYSTEM.
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