Device proxy agent for hiding computing devices on a computer bus
US6212587A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for hiding computing devices on a computer bus comprising a computer memory for storing information pertaining to computing devices, a device proxy agent for reserving memory for storing information pertaining to hidden devices and an IOP, which in conjunction with the device proxy agent, assigns the memory space assigned to the device proxy agent to hidden devices. A section of memory is allocated as memory address space for the computer bus. A first portion of the allocated memory address space is assigned to non-hidden computing devices and a second portion of the allocated memory address space is assigned to the device proxy agent. The IOP in conjunction with the device proxy agent assigns the memory address space assigned to the device proxy agent to the hidden devices.
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