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Multiple i/o bus virtual broadcast of programmed i/o instructions

CA 1304513 C · Owner: Presant, Stephen D. · Inventors: Presant, Stephen D.

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A method for performing an input/output process containing a programmed input/output (PIO) instruction in a multiprocessor system including at least two processors each having an associated I/O bus with I/O devices connected thereto. The method comprises the steps of storing a unique address and a bus location for each I/O device in a device location table, determining the address of a referenced I/O device prior to performing the PIO instruction, reading the corresponding I/O bus location of the referenced I/O device from the device location table and executing the input/output process on the prescribed processor associated with the I/O bus to which the referenced I/O device is located. …

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  • Granted June 30, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 30, 2009.
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FiledApril 12, 1988
GrantedJune 30, 1992
Term endedJune 30, 2009
Patent numberCA 1304513 C
Classification (IPC)G06F9/46 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedApril 12, 1988Patent grantedJune 30, 1992Term endedJune 30, 2009

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