Defining characteristics between processing systems
US6202095A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5044
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for indicating system capabilities. A first processing unit, such as a control unit, receives a command from a second processing unit, such as a host system, indicating capabilities of the first processing unit. The first processing unit determines common capabilities indicated in the command that are also available in the first processing unit and indicates in a data structure, such as a bitmap data structure, the common capabilities. The first processing unit then signals the second processing unit of the change in system status.
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