PCI express card type peripheral apparatus and host...

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2010-11-18

2011-12-06

Peyton, Tammara (Department: 2182)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral configuration

C710S008000, C710S009000, C710S010000, C710S034000, C710S104000, C710S305000, C713S001000, C713S002000, C713S100000, C711S115000, C711S170000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08073987

ABSTRACT:
A card type peripheral apparatus connected to a host apparatus for communication therewith according to a specific protocol. The card type peripheral apparatus includes a plurality of configuration registers configured to be accessible by the host apparatus and to be set with diverse set information. At least one of the plurality of configuration registers is a special register configured to be set with data arbitrarily selected and fixedly established by a vendor that either fabricates or markets the card type peripheral apparatus. The special register is set with protocol identification information for discriminating the specific protocol.

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