US PATENT SUBCLASS 712 / 31
.~.~.~ Master/slave

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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  DF  .~ Distributed processing system {2}
30  DF  .~.~ Operation {1}
31.~.~.~ Master/slave

DEFINITION

Classification: 712/31

Master/slave:

(under subclass 30) Subject matter wherein the physically separate processors include a primary processor (master) controlling the operation of a secondary processor (slave).

(1) Note. Controlling of data transfer between master/slave processors is classified elsewhere.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

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

504, for a computer graphic processing system including master/slave processors.

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

208+, for specific data transferring in a master/slave computer.

710, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems-Input/Output, 110, for bus master/slave controlling.