System and method for controlling peripheral devices
US6560657B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for controlling peripheral devices wherein at least one command is written to a location in a system memory and a write pointer is advanced. A peripheral device then reads the at least one command from that location in memory, increments a read pointer and executes the at least one command.
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