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Method and system for personalized I/O device initialization

US7725612B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Janko Boehm · Ehningen, DE
Herwig Elfering · Eppelheim, DE
Thomas Hess · Bad Liebenzell, DE
Daniel Metz · Muggensturm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 2005
Grant date	May 25, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 2, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/22
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling a plurality of I/O devices being attached to a microprocessor by a special number and type of interfaces is provided. A generic configurable chip is connected to the I/O space of said microprocessor, said generic chip comprising a switch matrix being adapted to assign said special number and type of interfaces to each specific device when initializing said device.

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