Method and apparatus for managing a peripheral port of a computer system
US8230149B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/85
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a peripheral port of a computer system by identifying, within the computer system, a descriptor list for a peripheral device and manipulating the descriptor list to manage communications between a peripheral device and resources of the computer system via the peripheral port.
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