System and method for concurrent and pipeline processing employing a data driven network
US3978452A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure is directed toward a data driven network of uniform processing or function modules and local storage units which network may be readily partitioned to accommodate various concurrent operations or tasks. Data transfer is serial in nature so that data segments can be of any length. Execution by each function module is initiated by arrival of all of the required data structures, one of which contains an operator and may be stored in the associated local storage unit. The other data structure may contain operands and modifiers. Thus, a series of such operators may be distributed throughout the network to increase processing performance and throughput. A particular character set and data structure format is also disclosed.
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