Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus interface architecture
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Hafiz, Tariq (Department: 2182)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus interface architecture
C710S001000, C710S002000, C710S008000, C710S019000, C710S020000, C710S031000, C710S036000, C710S038000, C710S062000, C710S072000, C345S204000, C719S310000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07979620
ABSTRACT:
A technique for monitoring computers connected to a hardware switch. The switch is used to selectively connect a single set of peripheral units to the central unit of a selected one of the computers. In the proposed solution, status information of each non-selected computer is transmitted from the corresponding central unit to the switch. For this purpose, it is preferably exploited a corresponding bi-directional input port—such as of the USE type. The switch routes the status information of the different non-selected computers to the central unit of the selected computer. The central unit of the selected computer aggregates the status information with its output information, and then transmits this aggregated information to the switch for its display on a monitor. For example, the output information is shown in a main area of the screen, while the status information is shown in a reserved strip on top of it.
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Benedetti Fabio
Boccia Rosario
Marella Pietro
Rossi Riccardo
Hafiz Tariq
International Business Machines - Corporation
LaBaw Jeffrey S.
Yee & Associates P.C.
Yu Henry
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