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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:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Bradley S. Sonksen, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Vi Chau, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Rajendra R. Gandhi, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bradley S. Sonksen, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Vi Chau, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Rajendra R. Gandhi, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An adapter having a plurality of functions and a plurality of ports, in which the mapping between functions and ports is configurable. In certain embodiments, device memory can be programmed with a desired mapping scheme that overrides a default mapping scheme for the adapter. In certain embodiments, device memory can be reprogrammed with a different desired mapping to enable the adapter to dynamically respond to system conditions.