Martin Lee Wilson, 71291 Via Tuscany Loop, Lake Mary, FL 32746

7206953, Apr 17, 2007

Dec 17, 2001

10/022040

Martin Lee Wilson - Sanford FL, US

Adaptec, Inc. - Milpitas CA

G06F 11/00

713324, 713320, 713321, 713322, 713323, 714 6, 714 23, 711114

The present invention provides method, interface and computer-readable medium for enabling enclosure services in a computer system including a multi-device enclosure generally remote from a host bus adapter. The method provides a communications port between the multi-device enclosure and the host bus adapter. The method further provides a plurality of slots for removably receiving respective devices in the enclosure, with at least one of the devices comprising an Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)-accessible device, and respective transceivers for asynchronously interconnecting the enclosure processor and the host bus adapter through the communications port. The method allows configuring the processor to asynchronously notify the host bus adaptor of the status of any given device of the enclosure upon the occurrence of predefined device events, with at least one of the events being selected from the group consisting of device insertion, device withdrawal, and malfunction indications regarding any of the devices of the multi-device enclosure.

4760521, Jul 26, 1988

Nov 18, 1985

6/799174

James E. Rehwald - Rockford IL
Martin L. Wilson - Belvidere IL

White Consolidated Industries, Inc. - Cleveland OH

G06F 1516
G06F 1300

364200

An arbitration system for a machine tool control has multiple processors and a local memory associated with each processor. The arbitration system allows one processor to access data stored in a foreign memory, i. e. the local memory of a second processor so that the time required for one processor to gain access to data used by another processor is relatively short. The system includes an external arbitration control which arbitrates requests for access to a foreign memory from each of the processors. The system also includes a plurality of local arbitrators each associated with a particular processor to arbitrate requests for access to its processor's bus and memory from a plurality of users including the external arbitration control, a DRAM controller and a direct memory access controller.