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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:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Siamak Tavallaei, Spring, TX (US);
Eric E Rose, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710105 ; 714 39 ;
Abstract
A computer system employing a bus protocol violation monitor system and method. The monitor system includes a bus wait timer logic circuit which comprises a state machine that receives a portion of the bus interface control signals, a programmable timer module and a plurality of data selectors that are actuatable responsive to a control input. In addition to storing the violation information in a register, the system provides for interrupts with graded levels of priorities.