Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-10
2011-12-13
Tsai, Henry (Department: 2184)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral monitoring
C710S071000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08078770
ABSTRACT:
Technologies are described herein for combining multiple SGPIO streams to provide a single mass storage device activity indicator. Device activity data indicating whether a mass storage device is active may be received on a first interface, such as an SGPIO interface. Device activity data indicating whether the mass storage device is active may also be received on a second interface, such as a second SGPIO interface. An activity signal may also be received from the mass storage device itself. An activity indicator is provided when either data received on the first interface, data received on the second interface, or the activity signal received from the mass storage device indicates that the mass storage device is active. Status data regarding the failure, rebuild status, and location of a mass storage device received on multiple interfaces may also be combined to drive a single indicator.
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American Megatrends Inc.
Morris Manning & Martin LLP
Tingkang Xia, Esq. Tim
Tsai Henry
Wong Titus
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