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`ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT
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`DETECTION/RECOVERY
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`SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION
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`This class provides for process or apparatus for detecting and correcting errors in electrical pulse
`or pulse coded data.
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`This class also provides for process or apparatus for detecting and recovering from faults in
`electrical computers and digital data processing systems, as well as logic level based systems.
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`SECTION II - REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`324,
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`341,
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`358,
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`365,
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`375,
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`379,
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`455,
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`706,
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`707,
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`Electricity: Measuring and Testing, appropriate subclasses for process and apparatus for
`measuring, testing or sensing of electric properties or measuring, testing or sensing of
`nonelectric properties by electric means.
`Coded data Generation or Conversion, appropriate subclasses for process and apparatus
`utilizing electrical pulse coding techniques without error correcting/detecting functions for
`the generating or conversion of coded data.
`Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing, appropriate subclasses for process and
`apparatus for testing and performance monitoring of facsimile devices.
`Static Information Storage and Retrieval, subclass 200 and 201, for process and
`apparatus including the specifics of memory devices which are tested for defects or
`erroneous information.
`370, Multiplex Communications, appropriate subclasses for process and apparatus for
`measuring and testing part of a multiplex system.
`Pulse or Digital Communications, subclasses 213 and 224 - 228 for process and
`apparatus for testing pulse or digital communication systems.
`Telephonic Communications, subclasses 1.01 through 33for process and apparatus for
`testing of telephone circuits.
`Telecommunications, appropriate subclasses for process and apparatus for measuring,
`testing and monitoring of telecommunication systems.
`Data Processing: Artificial Intelligence, subclasses 1+ for fuzzy logic, subclasses 15+ for
`neural networks and subclasses 45+ for knowledge processing systems.
`Data Processing: Database, Data Mining, and File Management or Data Structures, 609
`through 686 for database maintenance including synchronizing, archiving, backing up and
`recovering databases, subclasses 758 through 780for record, file and data search and
`comparison, and subclasses 687 through 704 for data integrity in databases.
`Electrical Computers: Arithmetic Processing and Calculating, appropriate subclasses for
`process and apparatus for computer arithmetic circuits.
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`708,
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`709,
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`Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Multicomputer Data Transferring or
`Plural Processor Synchronization, appropriate subclasses for multiple computer or
`computer process systems.
`Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems: Input/Output, appropriate
`subclasses for process and apparatus for computer input or output systems.
`Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Memory, subclasses 133+ for
`entry replacement strategies and page fault recovery, and subclasses 161+ for data
`archiving.
`Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Processing Architectures and
`Instruction Processing(e.g., processors), appropriate subclasses for process and
`apparatus for computer structure and program execution systems.
`Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Support, appropriate subclasses
`for process and apparatus for computer cases, housing and supports.
`Information Security, subclasses 1 through 36for information security in computers or
`digital processing system.
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`710,
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`711,
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`712,
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`713,
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`726,
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`SECTION III - GLOSSARY
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`BUS
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`A conductor used for transferring data, signals or power.
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`COMPUTER
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`A machine that inputs data, processes data, stores data, and outputs data.
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`DATA
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`Representation of information in a coded manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or
`processing.
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`ADDRESS DATA
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`Data that represent or identify a source or destination.
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`INSTRUCTION DATA
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`Data that represent an operation and identify its operands, if any.
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`STATUS DATA
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`Data that represent conditions of data, digital data processing systems, computers, peripherals,
`memory, etc.
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`USER DATA
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`Data other than address data, instruction data, or status data.
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`DATA PROCESSING
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`See PROCESSING, below.
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`DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
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`An arrangement of processor(s) in combination with either memory or peripherals, or both,
`performing data processing.
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`ERROR
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`Manifestation of a fault as an undesired event that occurs when actual behavior deviates from the
`behavior that is required by initial specification. This includes a change in information content of
`pulse or pulse coded data to a state or value other than the normal state or value of a properly
`operating device or system.
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`FAULT
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`A flaw in a functional unit (hardware or software).
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`INFORMATION
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`Meaning that a human being assigns to data by means of the conventions applied to that data.
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`MEMORY
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`A functional unit to which data can be stored and from which data can be retrieved.
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`PERIPHERAL
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`A functional unit that transmits data to or receives data from a computer to which it is coupled.
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`PROCESSING
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`Methods or apparatus performing systematic operations upon data or information exemplified by
`functions such as data or information transferring, merging, sorting, and computing (i.e.,
`arithmetic operations or logical operations).
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`(1) Note. In this class, the glossary term data is used to modify processing in the term data
`processing; whereas the term digital data processing system refers to a machine performing
`data processing.
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`PROCESSOR
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`A functional unit that interprets and executes instruction data.
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`RECOVERY
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`Responding to a fault in a system by either returning a system to a previous level of correct
`operation, achieving a degraded level of correct operation, or safely shutting down the system.
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`SECURITY
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`Extent of protection for system hardware, software, or data from maliciously caused destruction,
`unauthorized modification, or unauthorized disclosure.
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`SUBCLASSES
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`1
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`Reliability and availability:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for increasing a probability of correctly performing services (e.g., data
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`processing) throughout a time interval, given correct performance at the beginning of
`the interval, or for increasing the probability of correctly performing services at any
`given instant.
`(1) Note. Reliability features in a data processing control system are classified
`elsewhere.
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`SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
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`746+,
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`for data error detection and correction, and fault detection and recovery.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`380, Cryptography, subclass 4 for stored digital data access or copy prevention in
`combination with data encryption; e.g., software program protection or
`computer virus detection in combination with data encryption.
`700, Data Processing: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications, subclasses
`79 through 82for reliability features in a data processing generic control
`system.
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`Fault recovery:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for responding to a failure by either returning a system to a previous level of
`correct operation, achieving a degraded level of correct operation, or safely shutting
`down the system after detecting the error or locating the fault.
`(1) Note. Classification here requires significant data processing features
`claimed. For fault recovery in a system without significant data processing
`method or apparatus, classification is elsewhere. See the SEE OR SEARCH THIS
`CLASS, SUBCLASS and SEE OR SEARCH CLASS notes below.
`(2) Note. Classification here requires notification or detection of the fault, its
`location, and a further action. Subcombinations used in the process of fault
`recovery; e.g., fault locating, are classified below.
`(3) Note. "Page faults" are a species of faults peculiar to memory accessing and
`are classified elsewhere in this class. See the SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS,
`SUBCLASS notes below.
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`SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
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`746+,
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`for data error detection and correction of general utility.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`711, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Memory, subclasses
`133+ for entry replacement strategies and page fault recovery.
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`By masking or reconfiguration:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery by selecting a correct output from a concurrently active redundant
`functional unit in place of the output of the failed functional unit, or by replacing or
`isolating the failed functional unit.
`(1) Note. This subclass is for fault recovery by masking or reconfiguration in
`combination with significant data processing. Generic fault recovery is classified
`elsewhere. See the SEE OR SEARCH CLASS notes below.
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`SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
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`2
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`3
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`825,
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`for fault recovery by replacing or isolating the failed functional unit not
`provided for elsewhere.
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`4.1
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`Of network:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery from nodal failure at a network level.
`(1) Note. This subclass is for the recovery and integration of the processing
`within the node itself, as opposed to the data flow/routing of the network via a
`communication channel. This subclass definition specifically states that it
`handles the failure of the processing aspects of the node, and not the impact on
`the network itself.
`(2) Note. Subject matter that involves hardware devices such as switches to re-
`route communications in the multiplex environment are classified elsewhere.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`340, Communications: Electrical, subclass 2.23 for alternate routing in a plural
`stage communication system, and subclasses 286.01-333 for residual
`electrical communication systems.
`342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar,
`Radio Navigation), subclasses 1 through 465for alternate routing in a plural
`stage radar network.
`343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas, subclasses 700 through 916for
`alternate routing in a plural antenna system.
`370, Multiplex Communications, subclasses 216 through 228for fault recovery,
`and subclasses 229-240 for data flow congestion prevention and control in a
`multiplex communication system, i.e., the hardware devices (switches, etc.) to
`re-route communications in the multiplex environment.
`375, Pulse or Digital Communications, subclass 356 for network synchronizing
`more than two stations.
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`4.11
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`Backup or standby (e.g., failover, etc.):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 4.1. Subject matter wherein the network has
`a spare substitute node ready to take over in the event the main one crashes.
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`SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
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`13,
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`for prepared backup processor or updating backup processor.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`370, Multiplex Communications, subclasses 216 through 228for fault recovery,
`and subclasses 229-240 for data flow congestion prevention and control in a
`multiplex communication system.
`379, Telephonic Communications, subclass 112.02 for call traffic recording by
`redundant processor or backup processor, and subclass 221.04 for restoring
`failed network routing.
`700, Data Processing: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications, subclass
`82 for relating to the protection and reliability of the control system.
`707, Data Processing: Database and File Management or Data Structures,
`subclasses 640 through 686for archiving, backup, or recovery under database
`management.
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`711,
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`4.12
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`4.2
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`4.21
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`4.3
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`4.4
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`4.5
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`5.1
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`Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Memory, subclasses
`161 through 162for archiving and backup under memory accessing, and
`subclass 165 for internally relocating data.
`713, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Support, subclass 323
`for relating to sleep/resume, suspend/resume or standby of data processing
`systems.
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`Hot swapping (i.e., while network is up):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 4.11. Subject matter wherein the failed node
`is replaced without significant interruption to the network.
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`Isolate or remove failed node with replacement (e.g., bypassing, re-routing,
`etc.):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 4.1. Subject matter further comprising
`means or steps to separate, detach, bypass, or re-route a failed node.
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`Reintegrate node back into network:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 4.2. Subject matter further comprising
`means or steps for putting back or establishing a failed node back into network
`without replacement of the failed node.
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`Repair failed node without replacement (i.e., on-line repair):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 4.1. Subject matter further comprising
`means or steps to fix the failed node through dial-up, or dedicated communications
`links, or through the Internet without replacing the node.
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`Remote repair:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 4.1. Subject matter further comprising
`means or steps to repair nodes located at a site remote from the network.
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`6.31,
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`for repair at the plurality of memory devices.
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`Bus network (e.g., PCI, AGP, etc.):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 4.1. Subject matter wherein the network
`shares a common path such as Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) or
`Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) for enabling redundancy in the communication
`between a plurality of peripheral devices and a host.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`370, Multiplex Communications, subclass 258 for a bus network having a closed
`transmission path.
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`Of peripheral subsystem:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery from a faulted peripheral device.
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`SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
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`710,
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`through 711, for replacement of memory spare location, portion, or segment.
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`710, Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems: Input/Output,
`subclasses 1 through 74for transferring data from one or more peripherals to
`one or more computers for the latter to process, store, or further transfer or
`for transferring data from the computers to the peripherals.
`711, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Memory, subclasses
`100 through 317for means (e.g., processor, controller, etc.) or steps for
`governing memory in a digital data processing system or the passage (e.g.,
`reading or writing, etc.) of data thereto, and subclasses 133-136 for entry
`replacement strategies and page fault recovery.
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`Access processor affected (e.g., I/O processor, MMU, or DMA processor, etc.):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 5.1. Subject matter further comprising
`means or steps for recovery from a fault limited to a specialized processor accessing
`I/O processor, Memory Management Unit (MMU), or Direct Memory Access (DMA)
`processor.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`712, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Processing Architectures
`and Instruction Processing (e.g., Processors), appropriate subclassesfor
`digital data processing system architecture, per se.
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`Of memory:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery from a fault of a memory function level.
`(1) Note. "Page faults" are a species of faults peculiar to memory accessing
`which are classified elsewhere. See the SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS,
`SUBCLASS notes below.
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`SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
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`710,
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`through 711, for replacement of memory spare location, portion, or segment.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`710, Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems: Input/Output,
`subclasses 1 through 74for transferring data from one or more peripherals to
`one or more computers for processing or storing.
`711, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Memory, subclasses
`100 through 132for means (e.g., processor, controller, etc.) or steps for
`governing memory in a digital data processing system or the passage (e.g.,
`reading or writing, etc.) of data thereto, and subclasses 133-146 for entry
`replacement strategies and page fault recovery.
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`Within single memory device (e.g., disk, etc.):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.1. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery of a fault within a single memory device such as a floppy disk,
`micro-floppy disk, removable cartridge, or hard disk.
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`Recovery partition:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.11. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery of a fault within a distinct portion of single memory.
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`Isolating failed storage location (e.g., sector remapping, etc.):
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`5.11
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`6.1
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`6.11
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`6.12
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`6.13
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`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.11. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery by disabling or detaching access to a failed single memory
`location.
`(1) Note. Classification herein requires more than selecting a correct output
`from a concurrently active redundant functional unit in place of the output of the
`failed component.
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`SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
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`710,
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`through 711, for replacement of memory spare location, portion, or segment.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`365, Static Information Storage and Retrieval, subclasses 200 and 201 for bad bit
`and testing of static storage.
`711, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Memory, subclasses
`170 through 173for automatically determining memory space allocation.
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`6.2
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`Plurality of memory devices (e.g., array, etc.):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.1. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery of a fault within a plurality of memory devices, e.g., array, etc.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`326, Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry, subclasses 39 through 45for programmable
`gate arrays.
`710, Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems: Input/Output,
`subclasses 20 through 21for systems directed to parallel data transfer.
`711, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Memory, subclasses
`170 through 173for automatically determining memory space allocation.
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`Array controller:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.2. Subject matter wherein a memory array
`controller performs the recovery of the fault.
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`RAID:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.2. Subject matter wherein the plurality of
`memory devices are redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) for recovery of a
`fault.
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`Mirror (i.e., level 1 RAID):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.22. Subject matter wherein the RAID has a
`level one that has one disk drive and an exact backup on a second disk, i.e., all data
`is redundantly recorded on a second disk for recovery of a fault.
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`ECC, parity, or fault code (i.e., level 2+ RAID):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.22. Subject matter wherein the RAID has a
`level more than two, which has error checking and correcting code, parity data, or
`fault code for recovery of a fault.
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`Backup or standby (e.g., failover, etc.):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.2. Subject matter wherein the plurality of
`memory devices has a spare standby memory ready to take over in the event of the
`main one crashes.
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`6.21
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`6.22
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`6.23
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`6.24
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`6.3
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`6.31
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`6.32
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`10
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`11
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`12
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`4.11,
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`for prepared backup or updating backup memory devices.
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`Remote repair:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.3. Subject matter further comprising
`means or steps to repair a memory located at a site remote from the network.
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`4.4,
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`for repair of a network remotely.
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`Replacement of failed memory device:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 6.2. Subject matter further comprising
`means or steps for replacing a malfunctioning memory device within a plurality of
`memory devices for recovering a fault.
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`Of processor:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery from fault of a processor.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`712, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Processing Architectures
`and Instruction Processing (e.g., processors), appropriate subclasses for
`digital data processing system architecture, per se.
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`Concurrent, redundantly operating processors:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery employing redundant processors substantially simultaneously
`performing the same operation.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`700, Data Processing: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications, subclass 3
`for master/slave processors in a data processing generic control system, and
`subclasses 79-82 for protection or reliability in a digital data processing control
`system.
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`Synchronization maintenance of processors:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 11. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for maintaining processor state synchronization to achieve redundancy of
`operation.
`(1) Note. Classification here requires a redundant processor for the purpose of
`reliability, such as by consideration of state of internal registers and the like of
`the redundant processors and thus the machines themselves. Synchronization in
`the form of timing and clock skew is classified elsewhere. See the SEE OR
`SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS notes below.
`(2) Note. Classification here requires the existence of a fault condition.
`Synchronization maintenance at the clock level, however, is classified
`elsewhere. See the search class notes below.
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`Pulse or Digital Communications, subclasses 354+ for communications
`synchronizing.
`709, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Multicomputer Data
`Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization, appropriate subclasses for
`multicomputer and synchronizing, and for synchronization maintenance of
`plural processors, per se.
`712, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Processing Architectures
`and Instruction Processing (e.g., processors), appropriate subclasses for task
`management, per se.
`713, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Support, subclasses
`400+ , for clock synchronization, per se, subclasses 500+, for digital data
`processing system clock, pulse and timing interval generation, per se.
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`Prepared backup processor (e.g., initializing cold backup) or updating backup
`processor (e.g., by checkpoint message):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for readying a backup processor or digital data processing system to replace
`a failed primary processor or digital data processing system, or to receive recent
`processing result(s) from a backup processor or digital data processing system that
`may be relied upon.
`(1) Note. Classification here allows for the backup processor or digital data
`processing system to be performing operations unrelated to backup operation
`before or after failure of the primary processor or digital data processing
`systems.
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`700, Data Processing: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications, subclasses
`2 through 7for data processing control system applications employing plural
`processors, and subclasses 79-82 for protection or reliability in a digital data
`processing system based control system.
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`Of power supply:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery using power supply subsystem component redundancy.
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`713, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Support, subclasses
`300+ , for power control in a digital data processing system environment, and
`subclass 321 for electrical digital calculating computer (i.e., calculator) with
`power saving feature.
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`State recovery (i.e., process or data file):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery by restoring data in a data file, or data for a process, to data at a
`previous point in time.
`(1) Note. The species of fault recovery or avoidance concerned with storing
`verbatim copies of data is classified elsewhere. See the SEE OR SEARCH THIS
`CLASS, SUBCLASS notes below.
`(2) Note. Parity and error-correction coded storage of general utility in a system
`without data processing features claimed is classified elsewhere.
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`(3) Note. This state recovery subclass provides for reliability and availability
`recovery under the condition of a fault. Data management, per se, is classified
`elsewhere. See the search class notes below.
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`6.1
`763+,
`805,
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`through 6.23 for recovery by accessing redundant stored data.
`for memory access block coding.
`for storage accessing error/fault detection techniques.
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`SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
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`711, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Memory, subclasses
`141+ for cache memory coherency, per se; subclasses 147+ for shared
`memory data processing which may employ data management principles; and
`subclasses 161+ for preventing the corruption, loss, alteration, or disclosure of
`data by storing, as in making backup copies.
`712, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Processing Architectures
`and Instruction Processing (e.g., processors), appropriate subclasses for
`source code management and software version management.
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`Forward recovery (e.g., redoing committed action):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery by re-executing an operation in response to detecting an error in
`an operation.
`(1) Note. Recovery by operation retry or error detection by sequential repetition
`in a system without data processing features is classified elsewhere.
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`822,
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`for sequential repetition.
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`707, Data Processing: Database, Data Mining, and File Management or Data
`Structures, subclasses 609 through 686for database maintenance including
`synchronizing, archiving, backing up and recovering databases; subclasses
`758 through 780 for record, file and data search and comparison, and
`subclasses 687 through 704 for data integrity in databases.
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`Reexecuting single instruction or bus cycle:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery by retrying single instruction or bus cycle.
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`710, Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems: Input/Output,
`subclasses 100+ , for system intraconnecting and bus processing, per se.
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`Transmission data record (e.g., for retransmission):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery of a communication process (e.g., a session) using a record.
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`748+,
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`for retransmission in a system without data processing features claimed.
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`710, Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems: Input/Output,
`appropriate subclasses for I/O processing and communication between
`computers and peripherals.
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`Undo record:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery of data in the presence of uncommitted action using a record of
`the data created before the action.
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`707, Data Processing: Database, Data Mining, and File Management or Data
`Structures, subclasses 609 through 686for database maintenance including
`synchronizing, archiving, backing up and recovering databases; subclasses
`758 through 780 for record, file and data search and comparison, and
`subclasses 687 through 704 for data integrity in databases.
`715, Data Processing: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface
`Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing, appropriate subclasses for
`a word data processing application on computer, particularly subclasses 255
`through 272for editing in a text data processing application.
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`Plural recovery data sets containing set interrelation data (e.g., time values or
`log record numbers):
`This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Subject matter further including means
`or steps for recovery using sets of sequenced or linked recovery data containing set
`sequencing or linking data.
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`State validity check:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Subject matter further including means
`or steps wherein recovery is controlled by verifying the accuracy of the state data.
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`With power supply status monitoring:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Subject matter further including means
`or steps wherein recovery is controlled by a power supply status monitor.
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`713, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Support, subclass 321
`for electrical digital calculating computer (i.e., calculator) with power saving
`feature, and subclass 340, for generic power control monitoring in a digital
`data processing system environment.
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`Resetting processor:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery using clearing or initializing of a processor register.
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`Safe shutdown:
`This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Subject matter further including means or
`steps for recovery including termination of a system component to a safe condition.
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`(1) Note. Isolating (i.e., disabling) an output of a failed network, processor,
`memory, peripheral, I/O, or power supply component is classified elsewhere.
`See SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS notes below.
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`4.1
`5.1
`6.13,
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`through 4.5, for network affected fault recovery.
`through 6.23, for memory or peripheral subsystem affected.
`for isolating failed storage locations.
`for processor affected fault recovery.
`for power supply affected fault recovery.
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