Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Memory configuring
Patent
1997-08-26
1998-06-09
Chan, Eddie P.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Memory configuring
395500, G06F 1202
Patent
active
057652007
ABSTRACT:
A logical positioning mechanism is provided within a storage controller, thus enabling the storage controller to determine which logical position in a storage device is to be accessed next. The logical positioning mechanism includes one or more logical position indicators defined, maintained and controlled by the storage controller. The logical position indicators include the address of the logical position to be next accessed and are incremented and decremented by the storage controller depending upon the operation accessing the logical position.
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McIlvain James Elkins
Shepard William Chambers
Chan Eddie P.
Cutter, Esq. Lawrence D.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Nguyen Hiep T.
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