Patent References 3812471 System for on-line processing of banking transactions Patent #: 4025905 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/034872 filed on 04/30/1979US Classes:700/3, Master-slave709/208MASTER/SLAVE COMPUTER CONTROLLINGExaminersPrimary: Zache, Raulfe B.International ClassesG05B 19/04 (20060101)G03G 21/14 (20060101) G05B 19/042 (20060101) G06F 13/20 (20060101) G06F 13/22 (20060101) AbstractA data communications system having a programmable master controller including memory means and command byte generating means and a plurality of additional controllers providing input data bytes to the master controller and having means for receiving command bytes from the master controller. The additional controllers are each connected to the master controller such that corresponding data bits are ORed together and means are provided for the simultaneous transmission of data bytes from the additional controllers to the master controller such that corresponding bits of the simultaneously transmitted bytes have mutually exclusive data therein. | |