The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
James R. Bergsten, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/22 ; G11C 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/22 ; G11C 2/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method of installing additional devices to storage subsystems without disrupting the overall storage system. The present invention may utilize a storage controller which allows testing of devices while the devices are attached to the system by making the devices functionally transparent to the storage system. Further, the present invention may log and report problems discovered during the testing of devices.