Split-FIFO multi-station data transfer system
US7254654B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0676
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data transfer device is disclosed for writing data to and reading data from a disk drive system through a plurality of ports of the data transfer device. The data transfer device includes a first buffer for serially receiving, from a host system, control portions of data read requests and data write transfers; a second buffer for serially receiving, from the host system, data portions of data write transfers received by the first buffer; and N temporary storage devices, wherein N is a positive integer, coupled to the first buffer and the second buffer, the N temporary storage devices for parallelly receiving and temporarily storing consecutive control portions of the data read transfers and data write transfers from the first buffer. Up to N of the data read transfers and data write transfers are transferred to the disk drive system through the plurality of ports simultaneously.
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