US PATENT SUBCLASS 712 / 236
.~.~.~ Evaluation of multiple conditions or multiway branching

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712 /   HD   ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTURCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS)

220  DF  PROCESSING CONTROL {12}
233  DF  .~ Branching (e.g., delayed branch, loop control, branch predict, interrupt) {5}
234  DF  .~.~ Conditional branching {4}
236.~.~.~ Evaluation of multiple conditions or multiway branching

DEFINITION

Classification: 712/236

Evaluation of multiple conditions or multiway branching:

(under subclass 234) Subject matter including means or steps for evaluating more than a single condition in one instruction or for choosing to branch to at least one of multiple destinations.