Patent ID: 6148350
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system comprising:a processor;an address/data bus coupled to said processor;a computer readable memory coupled to communicate with said processor, said processor for performing a method of efficiently transferring data between a host computer and a peripheral component removably coupled to said host computer, said method comprising the steps of:a) receiving a request, from said peripheral component removably coupled to said host computer, to transfer data from said peripheral component to memory of said host computer, said data requiring a first block of said memory in said host computer wherein said first block of said memory has a first size;b) allocating a second block of said memory in said host computer to receive said data from said peripheral component, said second block of said memory comprising an integer unit of said memory, said integer unit of said memory having a second size which is greater than said first size;c) receiving said data from said peripheral component in said second block of said memory; andd) filling extra memory space present in said second block of said memory, due to the difference in size between said first size and said second size, with extraneous data.