Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus access regulation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-11
2005-10-11
Myers, Paul R. (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus access regulation
C710S309000, C710S310000, C710S112000, C710S029000, C710S039000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06954809
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for monitoring the state of computer system resources. According to the invention, the apparatus includes bus interface logic and a queue. The bus interface logic is used to interface with a serial bus and parse a bitstream through the serial bus into a command and an address. Also, the apparatus includes bridge logic, an arbitrator and a decoder. The decoder is used to decode the command. If the command represents a predetermined request for access to a resource bus, the decoder passes the predetermined request associated with the address to the queue. Whenever the predetermined request occurs, the arbitrator grants the resource bus to the predetermined request and allows the queue to output the predetermined request as well as the associated address. The bridge logic is provided to transfer data to and from computer system resources according to the predetermined request and the address.
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Myers Paul R.
Phan Raymond N
Rabin & Berdo P.C.
Via Technologies Inc.
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