US PATENT SUBCLASS 711 / 146
.~.~.~.~ Snooping

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711 /   HD   ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY

100  DF  STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL {6}
117  DF  .~ Hierarchical memories {1}
118  DF  .~.~ Caching {14}
141  DF  .~.~.~ Coherency {5}
146.~.~.~.~ Snooping

DEFINITION

Classification: 711/146

Snooping:

(under subclass 141) Subject matter further comprising cache memory monitoring an associated address bus to determine if access to a cached location occurs by another cache memory or other user (e.g., DMA, peripherals, etc.).

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

710, Electrical Computers And Digital Data Processing Systems: Input/Output,

100+, for system intraconnecting, particularly subclasses 107+ for bus access regulating.