Appeal No. 2003-0302
Application No. 09/107,539
unit under the command of a host, but without passing the data
through the host.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A computer system comprising:
a first storage unit;
a storage area network coupled to the first storage unit;
a second storage unit;
an intelligent controller coupled to the storage area
network and to the second storage unit, the intelligent
controller controlling both the first storage unit and the second
storage unit; and
a host coupled to the storage area network comprising an
application module for generating and transmitting a command to
the intelligent controller,
where the intelligent controller, in response to the
command, transfers data, under the autonomous control of the
intelligent controller, between the first storage unit and the
second storage unit through the storage area network while
bypassing the host.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Blickenstaff et al. (Blickenstaff) 5,537,585 July 16, 1996
Chin et al. (Chin) 6,000,020 Dec. 7, 1999
(filed Apr. 1, 1997)
Yanai et al. (Yanai) 6,173,377 Jan. 9, 2001
(effective filing date May 28, 1996)
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