Logical positioning within a storage device by a storage controller
US6055602A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A logical positioning mechanism is provided within a storage controller, thus enabling the storage controller to determine which logical position in a storage device is to be accessed next. The logical positioning mechanism includes one or more logical position indicators defined, maintained and controlled by the storage controller. The logical position indicators include the address of the logical position to be next accessed and are incremented and decremented by the storage controller depending upon the operation accessing the logical position.
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