Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Control technique
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-13
2005-09-13
Sparks, Donald (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Control technique
C711S147000, C711S152000, C711S154000, C711S162000, C711S203000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S208000, C709S217000, C709S229000, C714S002000, C714S004110, C714S006130, C714S020000, C714S021000, C714S769000, C714S770000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06944726
ABSTRACT:
Setting a plurality of table entries in a storage device includes subdividing the table entries into a N tasks, placing each of the N tasks in a memory location disposed within the storage device and accessible by a plurality of internal devices, the plurality of the internal devices accessing the memory location to retrieve at least one of the N tasks, and each of the plurality of the internal devices setting table entries corresponding to at least one of the N tasks retrieved from the memory location. Setting table entries may also include setting logical device table entries to indicate corresponding tracks contain invalid data in connection with operation of remote data transfer between multiple storage devices.
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Halstead Mark J.
Meiri David
Veprinsky Alexandr
Yoder Benjamin W.
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
EMC Corporation
Sparks Donald
Truong Bao Q
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