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System and method for generating a read-modify-write operation
Assignee: Morgan Stanley and Co LLC
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Filing: 1993-09-30
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Granted: 1996-08-06
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Expires: 2013-09-30
Abstract
Abstract A computer based system and method for implementing a read-modify-write operation in a computer based system comprising a first bus and a second bus, wherein the second bus is not transaction based. The method includes the steps of determining whether a first device connected to the first bus has issued on the first bus a read transaction comprising a predetermined trigger address, acquiring the second bus in accordance with the determination, reading data via the second bus from a second device connected to the second bus after the second bus has been acquired, modifying in a predetermined manner the data read from the second device, writing the modified data to the second device via the second bus, and releasing the second bus after the modified data has been written to the second device via the second bus.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald L. Kolb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:20
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F13/00; G06F13/38; G06F13/40; G06F13/4004; G06F13/4027; G06F13/14; G06F13/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A computer based system, comprising: a first bus; a second bus, said second bus being non-transaction based wherein when control of said second bus is granted to a second bus requestor, said second bus requestor retains control of said second bus until said second bus requestor releases said second bus; and a bus adapter coupled to said first bus and said second bus, said bus adapter comprising: first means for determining that said bus adapter has been addressed by a first device connected to said first bus upon receipt of a predetermined trigger address; second means, coupled to and responsive to said first means, for acquiring said second bus in accordance with said determination of said first means; third means, coupled to and responsive to said second means, for reading data via said second bus from a second device connected to said second bus once said second bus has been acquired; fourth means, coupled to and responsive to said third means, for modifying in a predetermined manner said data read from said second device; and fifth means, coupled to and responsive to said fourth means, for writing said modified data to said second device via said second bus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A computer based system, comprising: a first bus; a second bus, said second bus being non-transaction based wherein when control of said second bus is granted to a second bus requestor, said second bus requestor retains control of said second bus until said second bus requestor releases said second bus; and a bus adapter coupled to said first bus and said second bus, said bus adapter comprising: first means for determining that said bus adapter has been addressed by a first device connected to said first bus upon receipt of a predetermined trigger address; second means, coupled to and responsive to said first means, for acquiring said second bus in accordance with said determination of said first means; third means, coupled to and responsive to said second means, for reading data via said second bus from a second device connected to said second bus once said second bus has been acquired; fourth means, coupled to and responsive to said third means, for modifying in a predetermined manner said data read from said second device; and fifth means, coupled to and responsive to said fourth means, for writing said modified data to said second device via said second bus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said bus adapter further comprises means for releasing said second bus after said fifth means has written said modified data to said second device via said second bus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said bus adapter further comprises: means for acquiring said first bus after said third means has read said data from said second device via said second bus; and means, coupled to and responsive to said acquiring means, for transferring said data read from said second device to said first device via said first bus once said first bus has been acquired.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said bus adapter further comprises an address register coupled to said first bus and said second bus, said address register storing a memory address transferred from said first device to said bus adapter via said first bus, wherein said third means and said fifth means access said second device via said second bus using said memory address stored in said address register.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said bus adapter further comprises: a read data register coupled to said first bus and said second bus; and means, coupled to said read data register and said third means, for storing said data read from said second device by said third means in said read data register.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said bus adapter further comprises: a write data register coupled to said fourth means, said fifth means and said second bus; and means for storing said data modified by said fourth means in said write data register; wherein said fifth means writes said modified data stored in said write data register to said second device via said second bus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
174 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said fourth means comprises: a first pattern register, coupled to said first bus, for storing first pattern data transferred from said first device to said bus adapter via said first bus; a second pattern register, coupled to said first bus, for storing second pattern data transferred from said first device to said bus adapter via said first bus; an AND module, coupled to said third means and said first pattern register, for performing a logical AND operation using said data read from said second device and said first pattern data stored in said first pattern register to produce an AND module output; and an OR module, coupled to said AND module and said second pattern register, for performing a logical OR operation using said AND module output and said second pattern data stored in said second pattern register to produce an OR module output; wherein said fifth means is coupled to said OR module and writes said OR module output to said second device via said second bus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
113 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said fourth means comprises: a plurality of pattern registers, coupled to said first bus, each of said pattern registers storing pattern data transferred from said first device to said bus adapter via said first bus; a operation register, coupled to said first bus, for storing an operation code transferred from said first device to said bus adapter via said first bus; and an arithmetic logic unit, coupled to said pattern registers, said operation register and said third means, for modifying said data read from said second device using said pattern data stored in said pattern registers in accordance with said operation code stored in said operation register.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
192 words
A bus adapter for use in a computer based system comprising a first bus and a second bus, the second bus being non-transaction based wherein when control of the second bus is granted to a second bus requestor, the second bus requestor retains control of the second bus until the second bus requestor releases the second bus, said bus adapter comprising: first means for determining that said bus adapter has been addressed by a first device connected to said first bus upon receipt of a predetermined trigger address; second means, coupled to and responsive to said first means, for acquiring the second bus in accordance with said determination of said first means; third means, coupled to and responsive to said second means, for reading data via the second bus from a second device connected to the second bus once the second bus has been acquired; fourth means, coupled to and responsive to said third means, for modifying in a predetermined manner said data read from said second device; and fifth means, coupled to and responsive to said fifth means, for writing said modified data to said second device via the second bus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
192 words
A bus adapter for use in a computer based system comprising a first bus and a second bus, the second bus being non-transaction based wherein when control of the second bus is granted to a second bus requestor, the second bus requestor retains control of the second bus until the second bus requestor releases the second bus, said bus adapter comprising: first means for determining that said bus adapter has been addressed by a first device connected to said first bus upon receipt of a predetermined trigger address; second means, coupled to and responsive to said first means, for acquiring the second bus in accordance with said determination of said first means; third means, coupled to and responsive to said second means, for reading data via the second bus from a second device connected to the second bus once the second bus has been acquired; fourth means, coupled to and responsive to said third means, for modifying in a predetermined manner said data read from said second device; and fifth means, coupled to and responsive to said fifth means, for writing said modified data to said second device via the second bus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The bus adapter of claim 9, further comprising means for releasing the second bus after said fifth means has written said modified data to said second device via the second bus.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The bus adapter of claim 9, further comprising: means for acquiring the first bus after said third means has read said data from said second device via the second bus; and means, coupled to and responsive to said acquiring means, for transferring said data read from said second device to said first device via the first bus once the first bus has been acquired.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
170 words
A method of implementing a read-modify-write operation in a computer based system comprising a first bus and a second bus, the second bus being non-transaction based wherein when control of the second bus is granted to a second bus requestor, the second bus requestor retains control of the second bus until the second bus requestor releases the second bus, said method comprising the steps of: (a) determining that a first device connected to the first bus has issued on the first bus a read transaction comprising a predetermined trigger address; (b) acquiring the second bus in accordance with said determination; (c) reading data via the second bus from a second device connected to the second bus after the second bus has been acquired; (d) modifying in a predetermined manner said data read from said second device; (e) writing said modified data to said second device via the second bus; and (f) releasing the second bus after said modified data has been written to said second device via the second bus.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
170 words
A method of implementing a read-modify-write operation in a computer based system comprising a first bus and a second bus, the second bus being non-transaction based wherein when control of the second bus is granted to a second bus requestor, the second bus requestor retains control of the second bus until the second bus requestor releases the second bus, said method comprising the steps of: (a) determining that a first device connected to the first bus has issued on the first bus a read transaction comprising a predetermined trigger address; (b) acquiring the second bus in accordance with said determination; (c) reading data via the second bus from a second device connected to the second bus after the second bus has been acquired; (d) modifying in a predetermined manner said data read from said second device; (e) writing said modified data to said second device via the second bus; and (f) releasing the second bus after said modified data has been written to said second device via the second bus.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of: acquiring the first bus after said data has been read from said second device via the second bus; and transferring said data read from said second device to said first device via the first bus.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of receiving a memory address from said first device via the first bus, wherein step (c) comprises the step of using said memory address to access and read data from the second device via the second bus, and wherein step (e) comprises the step of using said memory address to access and write said modified data to said second device via the second bus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
94 words
The method of claim 12, wherein step (d) comprises the steps of: receiving first pattern data and second pattern data from said first device via the first bus; performing a logical AND operation using said data read from said second device and said first pattern data to produce an AND data output; and performing a logical OR operation using said AND data output and said second pattern data to produce an OR data output; wherein step (e) comprises the step of writing said OR data output to said second device via the second bus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 12, wherein step (d) comprises the steps of: receiving pattern data and an operation code transferred from said first device via said first bus; and operating an arithmetic logic unit in accordance with said operation code to thereby modify said data read from said second device using said pattern data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
182 words
A computer based system, comprising: a bus, said bus being non-transaction based wherein when control of said bus is granted to a bus requestor, said bus requestor retains control of said bus until said bus requestor releases said bus; and a bus adapter coupled to said bus and to a first device, said bus adapter comprising: first means for determining that said bus adapter has been addressed by a first device connected to said first bus upon receipt of a predetermined trigger address; second means, coupled to and responsive to said first means, for acquiring said bus in accordance with said determination of said first means; third means, coupled to and responsive to said second means, for reading data via said bus from a second device connected to said bus once said bus has been acquired; fourth means, coupled to and responsive to said third means, for modifying in a predetermined manner said data read from said second device; and fifth means, coupled to and responsive to said fourth means, for writing said modified data to said second device via said bus.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
182 words
A computer based system, comprising: a bus, said bus being non-transaction based wherein when control of said bus is granted to a bus requestor, said bus requestor retains control of said bus until said bus requestor releases said bus; and a bus adapter coupled to said bus and to a first device, said bus adapter comprising: first means for determining that said bus adapter has been addressed by a first device connected to said first bus upon receipt of a predetermined trigger address; second means, coupled to and responsive to said first means, for acquiring said bus in accordance with said determination of said first means; third means, coupled to and responsive to said second means, for reading data via said bus from a second device connected to said bus once said bus has been acquired; fourth means, coupled to and responsive to said third means, for modifying in a predetermined manner said data read from said second device; and fifth means, coupled to and responsive to said fourth means, for writing said modified data to said second device via said bus.
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