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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5790491 | Calibrating optical disk lasers using a minimal amount of write-once data storage space A write-once read-many (WORM) optical disk recorder automatically calibrates its laser to emit a laser beam of a desired power level. While writing data to the WORM disk, a laser test signal is written to a laser checking area termed Automatic Laser Power... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5278838 | Recovery from errors in a redundant array of disk drives Fault tolerance in a redundant array of disk drives is degraded when error conditions exist in the array. Several methods for rebuilding data of the array to remove the degradation are described. Data rebuilding for entire disk drives and partial data reb... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5261063 | Pipeline apparatus having pipeline mode eecuting instructions from plural programs and parallel mode executing instructions from one of the plural programs A pipeline data processor is simultaneously operable in a pipeline mode, a parallel mode and a vector mode which is a special case of the pipeline mode. Each pipeline stage has its own stage program counter. A global program counter is incremented in the ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5062039 | Sharing of workspaces in interactive processing using workspace name tables for linking of workspaces An APL environment includes the usual workspaces plus so-called packaged workspaces. The disclosed packaged workspaces are load modules created from saved workspaces. An active APL workspace can access a loaded copy of the packaged workspaces using extern... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5060142 | System which matches a received sequence of channel commands to sequence defining rules for predictively optimizing peripheral subsystem operations A state of operation is established in accordance with rules for a peripheral subsystem which enables reduced channel time for executing ensuing related channel commands of the same channel program. In a peripheral data-storage subsystem, a set of rules o... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5057997 | Interruption systems for externally changing a context of program execution of a programmed processor In a programmed machine, such as an peripheral controller, programmed operations are executed in a one of several operational contexts. Each context may be initiated by a corresponding interruption signal. Any context which has been activated remains acti... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5018060 | Allocating data storage space of peripheral data storage devices using implied allocation based on user parameters Units of data (data sets, data bases, etc.) are allocated data storage space in a data storage system based on implicit analysis of the unit of data. A plurality of data classes, each defining predetermined characterisitics of diverse units of data, are e... | 05/21/1991 |
