Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus access regulation
Reexamination Certificate
1997-10-01
2001-01-09
An, Meng-Ai T. (Department: 2783)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus access regulation
C710S100000, C710S108000, C710S108000, C710S120000, C710S120000, C710S120000, C710S120000, C710S017000, C710S018000, C710S046000, C710S072000, C710S005000, C710S008000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06173346
ABSTRACT:
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF COMMONLY OWNED APPLICATIONS
The following patent applications, commonly owned and filed on the same day as the present application, are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety by reference thereto:
Title
application Ser. No.
Attorney Docket No.
“System Architecture for Remote Access and Control
08/942,160
MNFRAME.002A1
of Environmental Management”
“Method of Remote Access and Control of
08/942,215
MNFRAME.002A2
Environmental Management”
“System for Independent Powering of Diagnostic
08/942,410
MNFRAME.002A3
Processes on a Computer System”
“Method of Independent Powering of Diagnostic
08/942,320
MNFRAME.002A4
Processes on a Computer System”
“Diagnostic and Managing Distributed Processor
08/942,402
MNFRAME.005A1
System”
“Method for Managing a Distributed Processor
08/942,448
MNFRAME.005A2
System”
“System for Mapping Environmental Resources to
08/942,222
MNFRAME.005A3
Memory for Program Access”
“Method for Mapping Environmental Resources to
08/942,214
MNFRAME.005A4
Memory for Program Access”
“Hot Add of Devices Software Architecture”
08/942,309
MNFRAME.006A1
“Method for The Hot Add of Devices”
08/942,306
MNFRAME.006A2
“Hot Swap of Devices Software Architecture”
08/942,311
MNFRAME.006A3
“Method for The Hot Swap of Devices”
08/942,457
MNFRAME.006A4
“Method for the Hot Add of a Network Adapter on a
08/943,072
MNFRAME.006A5
System Including a Dynamically Loaded Adapter
Driver”
New U.S. Pat. No. 5892928 issued April 6, 1999.
“Method for the Hot Add of a Mass Storage Adapter
08/942,069
MNFRAME.006A6
on a System Including a Statically Loaded Adapter
Driver”
“Method for the Hot Add of a Network Adapter on a
08/942,465
MNFRAME.006A7
System Including a Statically Loaded Adapter Driver”
“Method for the Hot Add of a Mass Storage Adapter
08/962,963
MNFRAME.006A8
on a System Including a Dynamically Loaded Adapter
Driver”
“Method for the Hot Swap of a Network Adapter on a
08/943,078
MNFRAME.006A9
System Including a Dynamically Loaded Adapter
Driver”
New U.S. Pat. No. 5889965, issued March 3, 1999.
“Method for the Hot Swap of a Mass Storage Adapter
08/942,336
MNFRAME.006A10
on a System Including a Statically Loaded Adapter
Driver”
“Method for the Hot Swap of a Network Adapter on a
08/942,459
MNFRAME.006A11
System Including a Statically Loaded Adapter Driver”
“Method for the Hot Swap of a Mass Storage Adapter
08/942,458
MNFRAME.006A12
on a System Including a Dynamically Loaded Adapter
Driver”
“Method of Performing an Extensive Diagnostic Test
08/942,463
MNFRAME.008A
in Conjunction with a BIOS Test Routine”
“Apparatus for Performing an Extensive Diagnostic
08/942,163
MNFRAME.009A
Test in Conjunction with a BIOS Test Routine”
“Configuration Management Method for Hot Adding
08/941,268
MNFRAME.010A
and Hot Replacing Devices”
“Configuration Management System for Hot Adding
08/942,408
MNFRAME.011A
and Hot Replacing Devices”
“Apparatus for Interfacing Buses”
08/942,382
MNFRAME.012A
“Method for Interfacing Buses”
08/942,413
MNFRAME.013A
“Computer Fan Speed Control Device”
08/942,447
MNFRAME.016A
“Computer Fan Speed Control Method”
08/942,216
MNFRAME.017A
“System for Powering Up and Powering Down a
08/943,076
MNFRAME.018A
Server”
“Method of Powering Up and Powering Down a
08/943,077
MNFRAME.019A
Server”
“System for Resetting a Server”
08/942,333
MNFRAME.020A
“Method of Resetting a Server”
08/942,405
MNFRAME.021A
“System for Displaying Flight Recorder”
08/942,070
MNFRAME.022A
“Method of Displaying Flight Recorder”
08/942,068
MNFRAME.023A
“Synchronous Communication Interface”
08/943,355
MNFRAME.024A
“Synchronous Communication Emulation”
08/942,004
MNFRAME.025A
“Software System Facilitating the Replacement or
08/942,317
MNFRAME.026A
Insertion of Devices in a Computer System”
“Method for Facilitating the Replacement or Insertion
08/942,316
MNFRAME.027A
of Devices in a Computer System”
“System Management Graphical User Interface”
08/943,357
MNFRAME.028A
“Display of System Information”
08/942,195
MNFRAME.029A
“Data Management System Supporting Hot Plug
08/942,129
MNFRAME.030A
Operations on a Computer”
“Data Management Method Supporting Hot Plug
08/942,124
MNFRAME.031A
Operations on a Computer”
“Alert Configurator and Manager”
08/942,005
MNFRAME.032A
“Managing Computer System Alerts”
08/943,356
MNFRAME.033A
“Computer Fan Speed Control System”
08/940,301
MNFRAME.034A
“Computer Fan Speed Control System Method”
08/941,267
MNFRAME.035A
“Black Box Recorder for Information System Events”
08/942,381
MNFRAME.036A
“Method of Recording Information System Events”
08/942,164
MNFRAME.037A
“Method for Automatically Reporting a System
08/942,168
MNFRAME.040A
Failure in a Server”
“System for Automatically Reporting a System
08/942,384
MNFRAME.041A
Failure in a Server”
“Expansion of PCI Bus Loading Capacity”
08/942,404
MNFRAME.042A
“Method for Expanding PCI Bus Loading Capacity”
08/942,223
MNFRAME.043A
“System for Displaying System Status”
08/942,347
MNFRAME.044A
“Method of Displaying System Status”
08/942,071
MNFRAME.045A
“Fault Tolerant Computer System”
08/942,194
MNFRAME.046A
“Method for Hot Swapping of Network Components”
08/943,044
MNFRAME.047A
“A Method for Communicating a Software Generated
08/942,221
MNFRAME.048A
Pulse Waveform Between Two Servers in a Network”
“A System for Communicating a Software Generated
08/942,409
MNFRAME.049A
Pulse Waveform Between Two Servers in a Network”
“Method for Clustering Software Applications”
08/942,318
MNFRAME.050A
“System for Clustering Software Applications”
08/942,411
MNFRAME.051A
“Method for Automatically Configuring a Server after
08/942,319
MNFRAME.052A
Hot Add of a Device”
“System for Automatically Configuring a Server after
08/942,331
MNFRAME.053A
Hot Add of a Device”
“Method of Automatically Configuring and
08/942,412
MNFRAME.054A
Formatting a Computer System and Installing
Software”
“System for Automatically Configuring and
08/941,955
MNFRAME.055A
Formatting a Computer System and Installing
Software”
“Determining Slot Numbers in a Computer”
08/942,462
MNFRAME.056A
“System for Detecting Errors in a Network”
08/942,169
MNFRAME.058A
“Method of Detecting Errors in a Network”
08/940,302
MNFRAME.059A
“System for Detecting Network Errors”
08/942,407
MNFRAME.060A
“Method of Detecting Network Errors”
08/942,573
MNFRAME.061A
U.S. application Ser. No. 08/942,282, entitled “Apparatus For Computer Implemented Hot-Swap And Hot-Add,” and U.S. application Ser. No. 08/941,970, entitled “Method For Computer Implemented Hot-Swap And Hot-Add”.
PRIORITY CLAIM
The benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of the following U.S. provisional application(s) is hereby claimed:
Title
application Ser. No.
Filing Date
“Hardware and Software Architecture for
60/047,016
May 13, 1997
Inter-Connecting an Environmental
Management System with a Remote Interface”
“Self Management Protocol for a Fly-By-Wire
60/046,416
May 13, 1997
Service Processor”
“Hot Plug Software Architecture for Off the
60/046,311
May 13, 1997
Shelf Operating Systems”
“Computer System Hardware Infrastructure for
60/046,398
May 13, 1997
Hot Plugging Single and Multi-Function PCI
Cards Without Embedded Bridges”
“Computer System Hardware Infrastructure for
60/046,312
May 13, 1997
Hot Plugging Multi-Function PCI Cards With
Embedded Bridges”
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention relates to I/O adapters in computer systems. More particularly, the field of invention relates to the hot add and swap of adapters on a computer system.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED TECHNOLOGY
As enterprise-class servers, which are central computers in a network that manage common data, become more powerful and more capable, they are also becoming ever more sophisticated and complex. For many companies, these changes lead to concer
Khalili Mehrdad
Mahalingam Mallikarjunan
Reed John M.
Wallach Walter August
An Meng-Ai T.
El-Hady Nabil
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Micron Electronics Inc.
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