US PATENT SUBCLASS 712 / 242
.~.~ To macro-instruction routine

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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}
242.~.~ To macro-instruction routine

DEFINITION

Classification: 712/242

To macro-instruction routine:

(under subclass 233) Subject matter including means or steps for accessing and performing a particular predefined routine.

(1) Note. This subclass provides for the details of the internal sequencing and processing of instruction data for performing routines not otherwise provided for. For example, graphic command processing,

arithmetic operation command processing, and logic operation command processing are classified elsewhere.

(2) Note. The combination of an applications art area with macroinstruction or command processing is classified in the art area. For example, graphic command processing, emulators, compilers, and natural language processing are classified elsewhere.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

345, Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems,

522, for graphic command processing,

395, Information Processing System Organization, 500, for emulation, and subclasses 705+ compilers or translators.

704, Data Processing: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistic, Language Translation, And Audio Compression/Decompression,

9, for natural language translation.