Dynamically configured computing device
US4775931A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0661
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing system is presented which has a central processing unit (CPU) and peripheral devices. Identification registers associated with each peripheral device may be accessed by the CPU to identify characteristics of individual peripheral devices. Additionally, configuration registers within each peripheral device allow a particular peripheral device to determine whether instructions from the CPU are addressing that particular peripheral device.
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