US3350689A
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Multiple computer system
Assignee: North American Aviation Corp
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Filing: 1964-02-10
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Granted: 1967-10-31
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Expires: 1984-02-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Noel B Underhill
- 👤 Fred C Hyatt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:37
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
IN A SYSTEM COMPRISED OF A PLURALITY OF COMPUTERS, EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTERS HAVING STORAGE MEANS FOR STORING INFORMATION IN BINARY FORM, INPUT MEANS FOR READING INFORMATION INTO A PARTICULAR LOCATION OF SAID STORAGE MEANS, MEANS FOR GENERATING A CLOCK SIGNAL AND OTHER TIMING PULSES, MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION FROM SAID STORAGE MEANS TO AN OUTPUT MEANS; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING, A TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTERS FOR SELECTIVELY EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN SAID COMPUTERS, SAID TRANSFER SYSTEM COMPRISING MEANS CONNECTED FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF DATA FROM PREDETERMINED ONES OF SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTERS FROM THE OUTPUT MEANS THEREOF, CLOCKING MEANS AND MEANS FOR SYNCHRONIZING SAID CLOCKING MEANS WITH CLOCK SIGNALS FROM SAID PREDETERMINED ONES OF SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTER MEANS WHEN INFORMATION IS BEING RECEIVED THEREFROM, SAID TRANSFER SYSTEM MEANS INCLUDING REGISTER MEANS FOR STORING SAID INFORMATION, AND FURTHER INCLUDING MEANS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
IN A SYSTEM COMPRISED OF A PLURALITY OF COMPUTERS, EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTERS HAVING STORAGE MEANS FOR STORING INFORMATION IN BINARY FORM, INPUT MEANS FOR READING INFORMATION INTO A PARTICULAR LOCATION OF SAID STORAGE MEANS, MEANS FOR GENERATING A CLOCK SIGNAL AND OTHER TIMING PULSES, MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION FROM SAID STORAGE MEANS TO AN OUTPUT MEANS; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING, A TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTERS FOR SELECTIVELY EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN SAID COMPUTERS, SAID TRANSFER SYSTEM COMPRISING MEANS CONNECTED FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF DATA FROM PREDETERMINED ONES OF SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTERS FROM THE OUTPUT MEANS THEREOF, CLOCKING MEANS AND MEANS FOR SYNCHRONIZING SAID CLOCKING MEANS WITH CLOCK SIGNALS FROM SAID PREDETERMINED ONES OF SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTER MEANS WHEN INFORMATION IS BEING RECEIVED THEREFROM, SAID TRANSFER SYSTEM MEANS INCLUDING REGISTER MEANS FOR STORING SAID INFORMATION, AND FURTHER INCLUDING MEANS
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