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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Michael R. Spaur, Dana Point, CA (US);
Ihn Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Spaur, Dana Point, CA (US);
Ihn Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A servo controller for a disk drive controller comprising a storage device that stores communication information for a plurality of devices and a serial port controller located on the servo controller that communicates with the storage device, that receives a request to communicate with one of the plurality of devices, and that allows communication between at least one processor and the one of the plurality of devices according to the stored communication information and the request, wherein each of the plurality of devices uses a different protocol.