US3337854A
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Multi-processor using the principle of time-sharing
Assignee: Control Data Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-08
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1984-07-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Seymour R Cray
- 👤 James E Thornton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:23
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/46; G06F9/48; G06F9/4806; G06F9/4812; G06F9/4825; G06F15/00; G06F15/76; G06F15/78
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING AN INPUT/OUTPUT MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING DIGITAL INFORMATION TO EXTERNAL SOURCES, STORAGE MEANS FOR STORING THE DIGITAL INFORMATION, AND DATA PROCESSING MEANS FOR PERFORMING DATA PROCESSING OPERATIONS ON THE DIGITAL INFORMATION, THE INVENTION BEING CHARACTERIZED BY: (A) THE STORAGE MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT MEMORY DEVICES COUPLED TO THE DATA PROCESSING MEANS AND CONTROLLABLE THEREBY; (B) THE DATA PROCESSING MEANS COMPRISING: (1) A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE COUPLED TO ALL OF THE INDEPENDENT MEMORIES AND TO THE INPUT/OUTPUT MEANS AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR SENDING DIGITAL INFORMATION TO OR RECEIVING DIGITAL INFORMATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT MEMORIES, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY RECEIVING DIGITAL INFORMATION FROM OR TRANSMITTING DIGITAL INFROMATION TO THE INPUT/OUTPUT MEANS, MEANS FOR PERFORMING ARITHMETIC, LOGICAL, AND OTHER MANIPULATIVE OPERATIONS ON THE DIGITAL INFORMATION IT RECEIVES AND TRANSMITS; (2) A DELAY DEVICE COUPLED TO THE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND TO ALL OF THE INDEPENDENT MEMORIES, THE DELAY DEVICE INCLUDING MEANS FOR RECEIVING DIGITAL INFORMATION FROM THE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORING IT FOR A PREDETERMINED LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE TRANSMITTING THE DIGITAL INFORMATION BACK TO THE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING ANY OF THE IN-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING AN INPUT/OUTPUT MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING DIGITAL INFORMATION TO EXTERNAL SOURCES, STORAGE MEANS FOR STORING THE DIGITAL INFORMATION, AND DATA PROCESSING MEANS FOR PERFORMING DATA PROCESSING OPERATIONS ON THE DIGITAL INFORMATION, THE INVENTION BEING CHARACTERIZED BY: (A) THE STORAGE MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT MEMORY DEVICES COUPLED TO THE DATA PROCESSING MEANS AND CONTROLLABLE THEREBY; (B) THE DATA PROCESSING MEANS COMPRISING: (1) A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE COUPLED TO ALL OF THE INDEPENDENT MEMORIES AND TO THE INPUT/OUTPUT MEANS AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR SENDING DIGITAL INFORMATION TO OR RECEIVING DIGITAL INFORMATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT MEMORIES, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY RECEIVING DIGITAL INFORMATION FROM OR TRANSMITTING DIGITAL INFROMATION TO THE INPUT/OUTPUT MEANS, MEANS FOR PERFORMING ARITHMETIC, LOGICAL, AND OTHER MANIPULATIVE OPERATIONS ON THE DIGITAL INFORMATION IT RECEIVES AND TRANSMITS; (2) A DELAY DEVICE COUPLED TO THE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND TO ALL OF THE INDEPENDENT MEMORIES, THE DELAY DEVICE INCLUDING MEANS FOR RECEIVING DIGITAL INFORMATION FROM THE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORING IT FOR A PREDETERMINED LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE TRANSMITTING THE DIGITAL INFORMATION BACK TO THE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING ANY OF THE IN-
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