Status reporting apparatus and status reporting method

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2007-08-14

2007-08-14

Lee, Christopher E. (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus interface architecture

C710S244000, C370S477000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11322360

ABSTRACT:
A priority determining unit determines a priority of a status of a device connected to a second bus that is connected, via a bridge, to a first bus to which a central processing unit and a storage unit are connected. A bus-status determining unit determines a use status of the second bus. A status writing unit writes the status to the storage unit based on a result of determination by the priority determining unit and a result of determination by the bus-status determining unit.

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