Re-programming programmable hardware devices without system downtime

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8903966
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13151079

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Programmable hardware devices are re-programmed without system downtime. To re-program the device, the device is quiesced, state associated with the device is saved, updates are loaded, the state is restored and operations are resumed, all transparent to the system, except for a possible delay in the system.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Bender, Carl A Highland, US 31 690
Hadzic, Nihad Wappingers Falls, US 28 573
Hanscom, Jeffrey C Poughkeepsie, US 20 90
Haynie, Howard M Wappingers Falls, US 24 151
Turner, Jeffrey M Poughkeepsie, US 31 251

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