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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:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey A Metzger, Leominster, MA (US);
Nitin D Godiwala, Boylston, MA (US);
Barry A Maskas, Sterling, MA (US);
Kurt M Thaller, Acton, MA (US);
Paul M Goodwin, Littleton, MA (US);
Donald W Smelser, Bolton, MA (US);
David A Tatosian, Stow, MA (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
703 21 ; 710129 ;
Abstract
A bus interface is partitionable into at least two slices. Each slice interfaces a respective subset of data from a computer device to a system bus. Each slice also receives a corresponding subset of control information and a complete set of address information from the computer device. Moreover, each slice may be implemented on a single integrated circuit chip, which thus handles both data and control functions.