Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Input/output process timing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-27
2009-06-16
Chen, Alan (Department: 2182)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Input/output process timing
C710S005000, C710S059000, C711S100000, C726S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07548998
ABSTRACT:
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture to process communications between a host and storage drive having a storage media. An Input/Output (I/O) request is received from the host directed to the storage media that requires requested information be sent to the storage drive to use to execute the I/O request against the storage media. A message is sent to the host to cause the host to modify I/O timeout operations in response to determining that the requested information is required.
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U.S. Patent Application entitled “Communicating Packets Between Devices Involving the Use of Different Communication Protocol”, Serial No. unknown, filed Oct. 27, 2006, by inventors W.C. Carlson, E.M. Dawson, G.S. Johnson, T.T. LE, M.H. Sabins, P.G. Sutton and H.M. Yudenfriend.
Document dated Feb. 27, 2009 citing art from China Patent Office fo IBM Docket No. TUC920060182CN1.
Carlson Wayne Charles
Dawson Erika Marianna
Johnson Gavin Stuart
Lyman Joel Kenneth
Yudenfriend Harry Morris
Chen Alan
International Business Machines - Corporation
Konrad Raynes & Victor LLP
Victor David W.
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