The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 1985
Filed:
May. 22, 1981
Brett L Bachman, Boston, MA (US);
Richard A Belgard, Saratoga, CA (US);
David H Bernstein, Ashland, MA (US);
Richard G Bratt, Wayland, MA (US);
Gerald F Clancy, Saratoga, CA (US);
Edward S Gavrin, Lincoln, MA (US);
Ronald H Gruner, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas M Jones, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Craig J Mundie, Cary, NC (US);
James T Nealon, Cary, NC (US);
John F Pilat, Raleigh, NC (US);
Stephen I Schleimer, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Steven J Wallach, Saratoga, CA (US);
Data General Corporation, Westboro, MA (US);
Abstract
A digital computer uses a memory which is structured into objects, which are blocks of storage of arbitrary length, in which data items are accessed by descriptors which for a desired data item specify the object, the offset into that object, and the length of the data object. The computer system of the present invention further provides the ability to execute any of a plurality of dialects of internal instructions, the repertoire of such dialects being virtually infinite, since there is the ability to load a supporting microcode during operation as needed.