Satisfying a request for a physical import/export slot with a slot that is not a physical import/export slot
US8886353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0686
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A request for a physical import/export (I/E) slot is satisfied using a tape library slot that is not a physical I/E slot. According to one embodiment, the request for the physical I/E slot, that is associated with the tape library, is received. A different slot, which is not any of the physical I/E slots associated with the tape library, is used to satisfy the request.
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