Patents Represented by Attorney R. C. Hogeboom

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  • Sequence control circuit for a computer
    Patent number: 4481581
    Abstract: Wait and skip commands in a digital computer are controlled by logic circuitry which performs the following functions in response to a skip command.(a) One of the computer's clocks is halted,(b) data bits in the microinstruction word are inhibited and predetermined data bits are substituted therefor.The logic circuitry performs the following functions in response to a wait command.(a) Both of the computer's clocks are halted until the operation that are being waited upon is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventor: Courtenay P. Johnson