Global Patent Index - EP 0321493 A4

EP 0321493 A4 19911121 - A CONTENT-ADDRESSABLE MEMORY SYSTEM

Title (en)

A CONTENT-ADDRESSABLE MEMORY SYSTEM

Publication

EP 0321493 A4 19911121 (EN)

Application

EP 87905919 A 19870821

Priority

  • AU PH761886 A 19860822
  • AU PH761986 A 19860822

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8801411A1] A content-addressable memory system (62) for connection to a host computer (60) having a host memory (66, 68) storing a plurality of records and a host processor bus (72), the memory system (62) comprising: an index memory unit (74) for storing a bit map matrix representative of records stored in the host computer (60), the memory unit (74) being, in use, connected to the host processor bus (72) and addressable by the host computer (60); an index processor (76) for accessing bit maps stored in the memory unit (74) and performing bit map operations on bit maps, the index processor (76) being, in use, connected to the host processor bus (72) and controlled by the host computer (60); and a memory system bus (78) connected between the index memory unit (74) and the index processor (76), the bus (78) being adapted to pass bit maps between the memory unit (74) and the processor (76).

IPC 1-7

G06F 12/02; G06F 13/38

IPC 8 full level

G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 16/90339 (2018.12)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 8801411 A1 19880225; AU 595378 B2 19900329; AU 7918587 A 19880308; EP 0321493 A1 19890628; EP 0321493 A4 19911121

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 8700284 W 19870821; AU 7918587 A 19870821; EP 87905919 A 19870821