Apparatus for performing auxiliary management functions in an associative memory device
US4115850A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 1976 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99931
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for managing data and data requests within an associative memory device, wherein the associative memory device is responsive to requests from one or more using devices, such as a digital computer, to store, locate, retrieve, and modify, by means of decision logic, specific data which is stored in peripheral memory. The apparatus includes a number of elements which individually are capable of performing a number of general-purpose functions, which are in turn combined in specified sequences to form special-purpose functions. The special purpose functions and several of the general-purpose functions together provide the necessary data management capability for the associative memory device.
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