US3343132A
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Data processing system
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1963-05-16
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1983-05-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Merlin L Hanson
- 👤 Jr Don M Meyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:13
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/06; G06F3/0601; G06F7/00; G06F7/02; G06F7/026; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G06F3/0668; G06F3/0671; G06F3/0673; G06F3/0682
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
323 words
AN ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSPORT OF DATA STORAGE MEANS IN WHICH DATA IS RECORDED IN A PLURALITY OF SECTORS, EACH OF WHICH SECTORS IS DEFINED BY A SEPARATELY IDENTIFIABLE GROUP OF RECORDED DATA COMPRISING: MASTER CONTROL MEANS AND TRANSPORT MEANS; SAID MASTER CONTROL MEANS CAPABLE OF GENERATING A PLURALITY OF INSTRUCTION SIGNALS FOR ENABLING SAID TRANSPORT MEANS TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID MASTER CONTROL MEANS; SAID TRANSPORT MEANS INCLUDING DATA STORAGE CONTROL MEANS; SAID DATA STORAGE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING DETECTOR MEANS FOR DETECTING SAID SECTOR IDENTIFICATIONS, PRESENT SECTOR MEANS FOR STORING THE IDENTIFICATIONS, OF A SECTOR AS DETERMINED BY SAID DETECTOR MEANS, DESIRED SECTOR MEANS FOR STORING THE IDENTIFICATION OF A DESIRED SECTOR AS DETERMINED BY SAID INSTRUCTION SIGNALS AND COMPARATOR MEANS FOR COMPARING THE IDENTIFICATIONS OF SAID SECTORS HELD IN SAID PRESENT SECTOR MEANS AND SAID DESIRED SECTOR MEANS; SAID INSTRUCTION SIGNALS CAUSING A DESIRED SECTOR IDENTIFICATION TO BE STORED IN SAID DESIRED SECTOR MEANS AND ENABLING SAID DATA STORAGE CONTROL MEANS TO CONTROL SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS TRANSPORTATION INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID MASTER CONTROL MEANS; SAID DETECTOR MEANS DETECTING SAID SECTOR IDENTIFICATIONS AND MODIFYING THE SECTOR IDENTIFICATION AS STORED IN SAID PRESENT SECTOR MEANS SO AS TO CAUSE IT TO AGREE WITH THE SECTOR IDENTIFICATION AS DETERMINED BY SAID DETECTOR MEANS; AND, SAID COMPARATOR MEANS COMPARING THE SECTOR IDENTIFICATIONS STORED IN SAID PRESENT SECTOR MEANS AND SAID DESIRED SECTOR MEANS AND GENERATING COMPARISON SIGNALS AS A RESULT OF SAID COMPARISON WHICH COMPARISON SIGNALS CONTROL SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS TRANSPORTATION CAUSING SAID TRANSPORT MEANS TO TRANSPORT SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS SUCH THAT THE SECTOR IDENTIFICATION STORED IN SAID PRESENT SECTOR MEANS IS MODIFIED BY SAID DETECTOR MEANS TO EQUAL THE IDENTIFICATION STORED IN SAID DESIRED SECTOR MEANS CAUSING SAID COMPARATOR MEANS TO GENERATE A SIGNAL STOPPING SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS TRANSPORTATION AND INFORMING SAID MASTER CONTROL MEANS THAT SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS IS POSITIONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID INSTRUCTION SIGNALS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
323 words
AN ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSPORT OF DATA STORAGE MEANS IN WHICH DATA IS RECORDED IN A PLURALITY OF SECTORS, EACH OF WHICH SECTORS IS DEFINED BY A SEPARATELY IDENTIFIABLE GROUP OF RECORDED DATA COMPRISING: MASTER CONTROL MEANS AND TRANSPORT MEANS; SAID MASTER CONTROL MEANS CAPABLE OF GENERATING A PLURALITY OF INSTRUCTION SIGNALS FOR ENABLING SAID TRANSPORT MEANS TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID MASTER CONTROL MEANS; SAID TRANSPORT MEANS INCLUDING DATA STORAGE CONTROL MEANS; SAID DATA STORAGE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING DETECTOR MEANS FOR DETECTING SAID SECTOR IDENTIFICATIONS, PRESENT SECTOR MEANS FOR STORING THE IDENTIFICATIONS, OF A SECTOR AS DETERMINED BY SAID DETECTOR MEANS, DESIRED SECTOR MEANS FOR STORING THE IDENTIFICATION OF A DESIRED SECTOR AS DETERMINED BY SAID INSTRUCTION SIGNALS AND COMPARATOR MEANS FOR COMPARING THE IDENTIFICATIONS OF SAID SECTORS HELD IN SAID PRESENT SECTOR MEANS AND SAID DESIRED SECTOR MEANS; SAID INSTRUCTION SIGNALS CAUSING A DESIRED SECTOR IDENTIFICATION TO BE STORED IN SAID DESIRED SECTOR MEANS AND ENABLING SAID DATA STORAGE CONTROL MEANS TO CONTROL SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS TRANSPORTATION INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID MASTER CONTROL MEANS; SAID DETECTOR MEANS DETECTING SAID SECTOR IDENTIFICATIONS AND MODIFYING THE SECTOR IDENTIFICATION AS STORED IN SAID PRESENT SECTOR MEANS SO AS TO CAUSE IT TO AGREE WITH THE SECTOR IDENTIFICATION AS DETERMINED BY SAID DETECTOR MEANS; AND, SAID COMPARATOR MEANS COMPARING THE SECTOR IDENTIFICATIONS STORED IN SAID PRESENT SECTOR MEANS AND SAID DESIRED SECTOR MEANS AND GENERATING COMPARISON SIGNALS AS A RESULT OF SAID COMPARISON WHICH COMPARISON SIGNALS CONTROL SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS TRANSPORTATION CAUSING SAID TRANSPORT MEANS TO TRANSPORT SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS SUCH THAT THE SECTOR IDENTIFICATION STORED IN SAID PRESENT SECTOR MEANS IS MODIFIED BY SAID DETECTOR MEANS TO EQUAL THE IDENTIFICATION STORED IN SAID DESIRED SECTOR MEANS CAUSING SAID COMPARATOR MEANS TO GENERATE A SIGNAL STOPPING SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS TRANSPORTATION AND INFORMING SAID MASTER CONTROL MEANS THAT SAID DATA STORAGE MEANS IS POSITIONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID INSTRUCTION SIGNALS.
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