Program processing system having standard program for processing optionally post-stored programs
US5115410A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44521
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A program processing system including a program input device for entering optional programs for performing an optional function, an optional-program memory for storing the optional programs, a standard-program memory which stores a standard program for performing a basic function; a commanding device for designating one of the optional programs, for execution of the designated optional program, and a controller for retrieving the designated optional program from the optional-program memory, to perform the corresponding optional function, if the designated optional program is stored in the optional-program memory, the control means retrieving the standard program from the standard-program memory, to perform the basic function, if the designated optional program is not stored in the optional-program memory means.
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