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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:
Jan. 20, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian L Stoffers, No. Billerica, MA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Information Systems Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364715 ; 364768 ;
Abstract
A data processing system having a central processing unit (CPU) capable of performing binary and decimal arithmetic software instructions is disclosed. The CPU includes a microprocessor which executes the binary arithmetic software instructions under firmware control. Also disclosed is apparatus utilizing a programmable memory and logic circuits that are used to subtract two operands and to generate and temporarily store a digit equal nine indication when the result of subtracting the two operands has a value of nine.