Scheme for interlocking and transferring information between devices in a computer system
US6078949A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/1652
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scheme for interlocking two devices in a computer system for the performance of request/response transfers between the two devices. The scheme provides a request/response memory including a plurality of entries, each of the entries having a request storage memory space for storing a request and a response storage memory space for storing a corresponding response. Each request storage memory space and response storage memory space includes a preselected area for the storage of ownership information relating to the request/response pair stored in the respective entry so that ownership information can be read and written in the same read/write operations utilized in respect of the corresponding request/response pair.
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