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Method and apparatus for arbitrating access to selected computer system devices

  • US 5,835,737 A
  • Filed: 05/10/1996
  • Issued: 11/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for arbitrating access to a selected device in a computer system, comprising:

  • a routine for registering connection rules for accessing said selected device;

    a plurality of competing system clients each requesting a connection to said selected device; and

    an arbitrator for granting said connection to selected ones of said plurality of competing system clients based upon said registered connection rule, said arbitrator being configured to distinguish between and among a plurality of connection options specified by said plurality of competing system clients and to grant said connection in accordance with the specified connection options.

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