Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-16
2005-08-16
Fleming, Fritz (Department: 2182)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral configuration
C710S003000, C710S008000, C710S009000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06931457
ABSTRACT:
Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture for controlling one or more I/O devices coupled to a local bus. A local bus function is associated with the one or more I/O devices. A register corresponding to the local bus function is configured as a memory address. The one or more I/O devices are controlled via the configured register.
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Bissessur Sailesh
Smith David R.
Dutta Rabindranath
Fleming Fritz
Konrad Raynes & Victor LLP
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