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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis E Gates, Wichita, KS (US);
John R Kloeppner, Hesston, KS (US);
Bret S Weber, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
Symbios Logic Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395308 ; 395309 ;
Abstract
A method for transferring data in a controller is disclosed which includes the steps of providing a processor having an internal first bus, providing a second bus, connecting a memory device to the second bus, connecting a disk drive to the second bus, transferring first data between the memory device and the processor across the first and second buses, and transferring second data between the memory device and the disk drive across the second bus. A disk array controller architecture is also disclosed.