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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaru Kitsuregawa, Chiba, JP;
Yasunori Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignees:
Mitsubishi Denki K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Kitusregawa, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
371 165 ; 371 12 ; 371 14 ;
Abstract
An error collection method for a sorter system having n pipelined sort elements Pi (i=1-n) of the same type and n local memories Mi (i=1-n) each connected to the corresponding sort element and having a memory capacity of at least 2.sup.i-1 record length, which includes the steps of sorting in said sort elements when one of the sort elements detects a fault; reporting contents of an error to the upper structure; analyzing the error; and restarting sorting.