Method and apparatus for transferring data to virtual devices behind a bus expander
US7873966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for transferring data from a master to a set of applications executing on a slave. Data is received from a master at a device driver in the slave. The data is parsed for an identifier by a virtual hub in the slave, wherein the identifier is associated with the data by the master. The data is sent to an application within the set of applications based on the identifier.
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