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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1998
Mitra Mehin Garroussi, Boulder, CO (US);
Al Mansur, Westminster, CO (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, system, and method for a new direct commands including a Write Signature command and a Read Signature Command for use in a computer system. The Write Signature Command and associated hardware structure allow an external configurator to write a signature to a controller. The Read Signature Command allows the signature to be read from the controller that was previously written to for verification, and with appropriate parameters selected (for example, a different ID), to read the signature from the partner of the addressed controller. The signature is retained by each partner of the controller-pair for reading by the host and by its partner. Provision of this capability advantageously provides the external configurator the means for determining the partner of a particular controller.
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