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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6125467 | Method and apparatus for partial word read through ECC block A method of passing transmissions through an error-correction code (ECC) block in a communications path of a computer system. The communications path interconnects a first component of the computer system (such as a random-access memory (RAM) device) and ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6035355 | PCI system and adapter requirements following reset A method of registering a newly added peripheral device with a computer system by responding with a status message from the device to a bus of the computer system, in response to an access attempt, and within a predetermined time period from the deasserti... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6021468 | Cache coherency protocol with efficient write-through aliasing A method of maintaining cache coherency in a multi-processor computer system, which avoids unnecessary writing of values to lower level caches in response to write-through store operations. When a write-through store operation is executed by a processing ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6018791 | Apparatus and method of maintaining cache coherency in a multi-processor computer system with global and local recently read states A multi-processor computer system with clustered processing units uses a cache coherency protocol having a "recent" coherency state to indicate that a particular cache block containing a valid copy of a value (instruction or data) was the most recently ac... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5956351 | Dual error correction code A method of detecting errors in a data stream being transmitted in a computer system, e.g., from a memory array to a memory controller, by determining whether the encoding was performed using a first encoding method or a second encoding method, and therea... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5905877 | PCI host bridge multi-priority fairness arbiter A method and system for allowing one or more attached devices to access a computer bus. The objects of the method and system are achieved as is now described. At some particular instant in time, prioritized queues are loaded with one or more requests for ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5906002 | Method and apparatus for saving and restoring the context of registers using different instruction sets for different sized registers A method of saving the context of a plurality of registers in a computer processor, requires determining whether the processor registers have a first size or a second size, and saving the contents of the registers in a buffer using a first set of instruct... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5884265 | Method and system for selective display of voice activated commands dialog box Provided is an improved graphical user interface method and system to be utilized with voice input. The method and system remove a voice activated commands dialog box when a voice input system is not active. The method and system achieve the forgoing obje... | 03/16/1999 |
