Apparatus for processing record-structured data by inserting replacement data of arbitrary length into selected data fields
US5081608A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/90344
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing apparatus for processing data structured as records, each record including a number of fields. The processing consists of replacing the contents of specific fields in specific records. The apparatus has a memory for storing a record to be processed, a memory for storing data to be used in replacement processing, a register for storing information designating specific record fields to be processed, and a control section for successively reading out the stored record fields. As each field is read out, either the field data or the replacement data are transferred as output data from the apparatus, in accordance with the corresponding information in the aforementioned register.
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