Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus interface architecture
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-20
2005-12-20
Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus interface architecture
C710S305000, C710S312000, C710S313000, C710S315000, C710S316000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06978337
ABSTRACT:
A select circuit including a first device bridge to communicate a first stream of information between a first Serial ATA bus and a storage device bus. A second device bridge to communicate a second stream of information between a second Serial ATA bus and the storage device bus. A controller, in response to a select signal, to enable one of the first bridge device and the second bridge device to control a flow of the first stream of information and the second stream of information between the storage device bus and the first and second Serial ATA buses.
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