US PATENT SUBCLASS 712 / 28
.~ Distributed processing system

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

1  DF  PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE {7}
28.~ Distributed processing system {2}
29  DF  .~.~> Interface
30  DF  .~.~> Operation {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 712/28

Distributed processing system:

(under subclass 1) Subject matter including a particular architecture having two or more physically separate processors performing different tasks with shared resources such that their combined work contribute to a common goal.

(1) Note. Subject matter including a distributed processing system having significant multicomputer data transfer is classified elsewhere. See SEE OR SEARCH CLASS below.

(2) Note. Subject matter including a computer task management or control system having significant process scheduling is classified elsewhere. See SEE OR SEARCH CLASS below.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

709, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating,

3+, for process scheduling in a computer task management or control system, subclass 201 for distributed data processing having significant multicomputer data transfer.