Central processor index sort followed by direct record sort and write by an intelligent control unit
US5519860A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sort process for use on input records which reside on intelligent peripherals. The main computer accesses key values from specified fields in the input records skeletons and performs the sort on those key values or skeletons. A further aspect of the invention is a write operation whereby the sorted order of the records and their original locations are returned to the peripheral, which will create the output file of sorted records without further involvement of the main computer.
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