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Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/output September class, title,number 09/06

20060212606 - Native virtualization on a partially trusted adapter using pci host bus, device, and function number for identification: A mechanism that allows a single physical I/O adapter, such as a PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E adapter, to perform I/O transactions using the PCI host bus, device, and function numbers to validate that an I/O transaction originated from the proper host is provided. Additionally, a method for facilitating identification of...

20060212605 - Serial host interface and method for operating the same: Data throughput of the serial host interface is improved by combining command and register address data into a single index word to be transmitted through the serial host interface. The least significant bit (LSB) of the index word specifies the command and the remainder of the index word specifies the...

20060212607 - Tagged interrupt forwarding: A system for tagged interrupt forwarding comprises a multiprocessor including a first and a second processor, an I/O device, and I/O management software. In response to an application I/O request, the I/O management software may be configured to prepare a request descriptor at the first processor, including an identification of...

20060212608 - System, method, and computer program product for a fully trusted adapter validation of incoming memory mapped i/o operations on a physical adapter that supports virtual adapters or virtual resources: A method, computer program product, and distributed data processing system that allows a single physical I/O adapter to validate that a memory mapped I/O address referenced by an incoming I/O operation is associated with a virtual host that initiated the incoming memory mapped I/O operation is provided. Specifically, the present...

20060212609 - Effecting a processor operating mode change to execute device code: Provided are a method, system and program for effecting a processor operating mode change to execute device code. A processor receives a call while the processor is operating in a first mode, wherein the call is made to effect execution of device code to control a device. The processor determines...

20060212611 - Communication apparatus and method: A method of communication in a communication apparatus includes steps of suppressing communication with a first communication device, which has been connected to a first communication interface, in accordance with data from the first communication device; establishing communication with a second communication device by a second communication interface; removing suppression...

20060212610 - Communication apparatus and method of controlling same: A wireless communication apparatus having a wired interface for wired connection to a terminal device and a wireless unit for connection to a terminal device wirelessly discriminates the state of power supply at start-up and, based upon the result of discrimination, relays data communication between the terminal device connected to...

20060212612 - I/o controller, signal processing system, and method of transferring data: According to one embodiment, an I/O controller transfers data between a memory and an I/O device by request of a processor. The I/O controller includes a storage unit to which write access is gained by the processor and which stores descriptor chain information written by the processor, the descriptor chain...

20060212613 - Data processor apparatus: A data processor apparatus comprises a plurality of data receiving means each for receiving data from a data source; a computational element coupleable to each of said data receiving means for performing an operation on said data; and a controller for controlling the flow of data from each data receiving...

20060212614 - Cd playback augmentation for higher resolution and multi-channel sound: Some embodiments provide methods for use in storing digital content on a storage media. These methods store a first portion of digital content on a first portion of a storage media; store a second portion of digital content on a second portion of the storage media separate from the first...

20060212615 - Method and device for burst reading/writing memory data: A device for burst reading/writing memory data includes a memory module and a north bridge chipset. The device is used for executing a power on self test (POST). The memory module has a plurality of memory cells and the north bridge chipset includes a programmable register module and a memory...

20060212617 - Data output method, data output apparatus and computer program product: A data output apparatus checks data accumulated state in the accumulating unit at a preset check interval, and changes at least one setting among an initial accumulation amount to be used as a basis for starting to output the data accumulated in the accumulating unit, an upper accumulation limit amount...

20060212616 - Method and system for configurable drain mechanism in two-way handshake system: A method and system for configurable drain for two-way handshake system is provided and may comprise coupling a transmitting device to a drain bucket, and draining unwanted data at the transmitting device. The drain bucket may be configurably coupled to the transmitting device via a switch, where the switch may...

20060212618 - Device for exchanging data signals between two clock domains: A device for transferring data signals between a first clock domain and a second clock domain comprises a serial memory element and a parallel memory element which are coupled. The serial memory element comprises at least one extra memory position more than the parallel memory element for the storage of...

20060212619 - Data processing system: Two data communication paths (first and second data communication paths) are provided between first and second data processor devices. First and second I/O ports are provided between the first data processor device and the first data communication path. Third and fourth I/O ports are provided between the second data processor...

20060212623 - Data control apparatus: A data control apparatus has a user interface section, an operation control section which operates based on an instruction from the user interface section, a USB device interface section which is connected to an external equipment, and controls USB communications with the external equipment, a file system control section which...

20060212624 - Data transceiver using lvds and a portable terminal employing the same and method therefor: A data transceiver using LVDS (low voltage differential signaling) and a portable terminal employing it and a method therefor can cut off an electromagnetic interference (EMI) that occurs upon a high rate data communication and saving an electric power by doing a data communication using LVDS transmission scheme. The portable...

20060212622 - Memory system: A memory system having a plurality of sets of memory modules. The system includes a plurality of sets of memory controllers, each one of the memory controllers being coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of sets of memory modules. The system includes a port for providing address and...

20060212621 - Method and system for generating context-aware content from source content associated with a computing device: A computing device receives source content and output characteristics associated with a target output device. The computing device formats the source content into multiple versions of context-aware content corresponding to specific output characteristics of the target output device. The computing device stores the multiple versions of the context-aware content in...

20060212620 - System and method for virtual adapter resource allocation: A method, computer program product, and distributed data processing system that enables host software or firmware to allocate virtual resources to one or more system images from a single physical I/O adapter, such as a PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E adapter, is provided. Adapter resource groups are assigned to respective system...

20060212625 - Storage system: Data transfer is performed to and from a host computer using a first block as the minimum unit. Data transfer is performed to and from a storage area using a second block as the minimum unit. A second block set of the storage area stores data obtained from performing data...

20060212626 - Independent hard disk control device: An independent hard disk control device for linking a motherboard and a hard disk includes a first substrate, a first interface, a second interface and a hard disk controller. The first interface, second interface and hard disk controller are installed on the first substrate. The hard disk controller is connected...

20060212627 - Legacy serial/parallel port device: Systems, devices, methodologies, and other embodiments associated with serial and parallel ports are described. One example system embodiment includes a device for providing serial and parallel ports in a computer. The example device can include a bracket configured to be secured to an expansion slot of the computer where a...

20060212628 - Reshuffled communications processes in pipelined asynchronous circuits: An asynchronous logic family of circuits which communicate on delay-insensitive flow-controlled channels with 4-phase handshakes and 1 of N encoding, compute output data directly from input data using domino logic, and use the state-holding ability of the domino logic to implement pipelining without additional latches....

20060212629 - Image forming system, image forming apparatus and terminal apparatus: In an image forming system including an multifunctional machine, a PC and a server on a network, when a predetermined button is pushed on an operation unit of the multifunctional machine, the multifunctional machine sends a request for a plug-in list of a driver to the server so as to...

20060212630 - Processor control device: A processor control device includes a processor executing an instruction, a module coupled to the processor through a bus and processing independently from the processor, the module is provided in a plural number and a polling processing unit coupled to each module, the polling processing unit stopping an operation of...

20060212631 - Automatic status assignment logic circuit apparatus for bay devices: In accordance with the present invention, the circuit apparatus has a first and a second connection point each for respectively connecting to the first bay and second bay for communicating with them to determine which device in the bays is the master device. The circuit apparatus also has a third...

20060212632 - On-chip inter-subsystem communication: A data transfer interface includes facilities for a subsystem including the data transfer interface to internally prioritize transactions with other subsystems, using facilities of the data transfer interface. In one embodiment, the subsystem also includes with the transactions bus arbitration priorities to facilitate prioritization and granting of access to an...

20060212633 - Method and system of routing network-based data using frame address notification: A method and system for routing network-based data arranged in frames is disclosed. A host processor analyzes transferred bursts of data and initiates an address and look up algorithm for dispatching the frame to a desired destination. A shared system memory existing between a network device, e.g., an HDLC controller,...

20060212634 - Circuits and methods for interconnecting bus systems: Circuits and methods for interconnecting a live backplane and at least one I/O card are provided. This invention provides interconnection circuitry that utilizes buffer circuitry to connect the data and clock busses of the backplane to the data and clock busses of the I/O card in a “hot-swappable” fashion. Buffer...

20060212636 - Blade computer with power backup capacitor, and blade management device and program therefor: A blade computer designed to avoid disruption of client service even when it is extracted accidentally from the chassis. Each blade computer on a blade server system has a maintenance-free, large-capacity capacitor, which is charged with backplane power. When the blade computer is extracted from the backplane, that event is...

20060212637 - Dock insertable into computer and receiving media player: A dock can be slid into a receptacle of a computer. The dock has a media player bay for receiving a media player. The multimedia streams can be sent from the media player through the dock to the computer to be played on the computer speakers when the media player...

20060212635 - Input devices and methods of operating same: Input devices and methods of operating the same are described. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a housing, a display screen, a main input device, a wireless receiver, a carrier bay, and an auxiliary input device. The main input device translates user manipulations of the main input device into control...

20060212639 - Bus segment decoder: Disclosed are a system and method of forwarding bus transactions from a source device to a target device in multiple data bus environment. A bridge is coupled between a first data bus and a second data bus while a target device is coupled to the first data bus at a...

20060212638 - Motherboard and control method thereof: A motherboard includes a south-bridge chipset, a north-bridge chipset and a central processor unit (CPU). The south-bridge chipset generates at least control-setting data. The north-bridge chipset has a reset register for controlling the north-bridge chipset to generate a reset signal and a control-set resister for storing the control-setting data generated...

20060212640 - [virtual usb card reader with pci express]: The present invention discloses a virtual universal serial bus (USB) card reader with a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) Express. The card reader includes a microcontroller connected to a PCI Express connecting interface and a memory card connecting interface separately. The microcontroller includes a memory card interface, a PCI Express interface...

20060212641 - Multi-channel serial advanced technology attachment control system and control card thereof: A multi-channel serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) control system and control card thereof includes a first SATA control module, a first access-grant arbitration unit, a second SATA control module, a second access-grant arbitration unit and a path selection module. Through an arbitration process performed in the first and second access-grant...

20060212642 - Partition allocation method and computer system: In a computer system in which a plurality of processor boards and a plurality of input and output (I/O) boards are coupled via an address and data crossbar, a partition allocation method allocates partitions in units of the processor boards and in units of I/O controllers within the I/O boards...

20060206626 - Instrument and communications controller for instrument: A communications controller for an instrument connectable to a host computer via a bus. The controller is operable to control communications between the instrument and the host computer according to an address-based protocol for a dedicated bus specification. The controller is operable to respond to a received synchronization command having...

20060206627 - Non main cpu/os based operational environment: A computing system is described that includes a main system bus that remains active while said computing system operates within a non main CPU/OS based operational state. The computing system also includes a controller that operates functional tasks while the computing system is within the non main CPU/OS based operational...

20060206629 - Peripheral, peripheral control method, peripheral control system, memory medium for storing peripheral control program, and peripheral control program product: An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function peripheral which is easy for a user to operate. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, there is provided a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus, which inputs and analyzes a job script constituted of packet...

20060206628 - User interfaces for peripheral configuration: Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide a method for the configuration of peripheral devices. In some methods for configuring peripheral devices, configuration options available for a peripheral device are enumerated and listed as files associated with a virtual drive representing the peripheral device. In some...

20060206630 - Input/output control method and apparatus of multimedia file: A data input/output control method and apparatus in an input/output subsystem are provided. The data input/output control method, in a system for inputting/outputting data to/from a disk sector according to an input/output command provided from a disk driver, includes: extracting the input/output commands for inputting/outputting the data to/from disk sector...

20060206631 - Data duplication method and system used between usb devices: A data duplication method and system used between USB devices is exploited to control data transmission between a source USB device and at least a target USB device without any assistance from a computer. The duplication system comprises at least a serial interface engine circuit, a CPU, and a data...

20060206632 - Storage enclosure including a storage device capable of communicating with multiple controllers: A storage enclosure is provided which includes a first expander coupled to a first controller. The storage enclosure also includes a second expander coupled to a second controller and the first expander. The storage enclosure further includes a storage device, including a single interface, coupled to the first expander via...

20060206634 - Dma controller: A DMA controller is connected by a bus to a plurality of master devices and a plurality of slave devices, and performs a data transfer between slave devices which are specified as a source and a destination of the data transfer by a transfer condition received from any of the...

20060206635 - Dma engine for protocol processing: A DMA engine, includes, in part, a DMA controller, an associative memory buffer, a request FIFO accepting data transfer requests from a programmable engine, such as a CPU, and a response FIFO that returns the completion status of the transfer requests to the CPU. Each request includes, in part, a...

20060206633 - System and method for dma transfer: A system for DMA transfer includes a DMA controller, a bus connected to the DMA controller, a bus interface connected to the bus, and a plurality of registers coupled to the bus via the bus interface, wherein the bus interface is configured to allocate the plurality of registers doubly to...

20060206636 - Method and apparatus for improving the performance of usb mass storage devices in the presence of long transmission delays: A method and apparatus for improving the performance of Universal Serial Bus mass storage devices is provided wherein a local extender located adjacent to a host computer is used in combination with a remote extender located adjacent to a peripheral device. The local extender and remote extender units jointly implement...

20060206637 - Electronic apparatus and control method: An electronic apparatus comprises a first and a second bus masters capable of accessing a memory controlled by a bus slave; a counting unit adapted to count an amount of address reserved by the second bus master for accessing the memory; and a control unit adapted to determine whether to...

20060206638 - Command multiplex number monitoring control scheme and computer system using the command multiplex number monitoring control scheme: There is provided a command multiplex number monitoring control scheme capable of avoiding issue of a QF status and getting rid of system performance degradation without adding command processing resources. Command issue multiplex numbers CMs (32, 16 and 8) for WWN1-LU2, WWN2-LU1 and WWN3-LU0 are set in a port PT1...

20060206639 - [virtual ide card reader with pci express]: The present invention discloses a virtual integrated drive electronics (IDE) card reader with a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI Express). The card reader includes a microcontroller connected to a PCI Express connecting interface and a memory card connecting interface separately. The microcontroller includes a memory card interface, a PCI Express...

20060206641 - Active memory data compression system and method: An integrated circuit active memory device receives task commands from a component in a host computer system that may include the active memory device. The host system includes a memory controller coupling the active memory device to a host CPU and a mass storage device. The active memory device includes...

20060206640 - Storage apparatus: The storage apparatus is provided with a host interface adapter unit, a storage interface adapter unit, a cache memory unit storing data temporarily, a switch unit connecting the host interface adapter unit, the storage interface adapter unit, and the cache memory unit, a compressed data circuit unit producing compressed data...

20060206642 - Method of converting a serial data stream to data lanes: In a method of converting a serial data stream into a parallel data stream in a communications interface, wherein the serial data stream is demultiplexed to a given number of lanes (11-14) and a sync header (24-27) is prepended to at least one data block (20-23) of at least one...

20060206643 - Computer switch assemblies: A computer system is provided including a variety of switch components for controlling the selective activation and deactivation of the computer systems' memory storage devices, network system and interface peripheral devices. The switching components may include a switch box having one or more switches for controlling activation and deactivation of...

20060206644 - Method of hot switching data transfer rate on bus: The present invention provides a method of hot switching data transfer rate on the bus to hot switch the data transfer rate of the bus between the control chips without the process of RESET. When the bus between the control chips demands a large amount of data transfer, the bus...

20060206645 - Performing arbitration in a data processing apparatus: A data processing apparatus and method of arbitration within such a data processing apparatus are provided for arbitrating between a plurality of transfers to be routed over a corresponding plurality of paths provided by an interconnect circuit of that data processing apparatus. The plurality of paths include a shared connection,...

20060206646 - Microcontroller with an interrupt structure having programmable priority levels with each priority level associated with a different register set: Typically, for processing systems it must be guaranteed that all interrupted program stream parameters are restored before the execution of the first program stream resumes. If during this transfer an interrupt occurs, then all data may not be stored or restored. If the error free storage of the program register...

20060206647 - Advanced mezzanine card adapter: An Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) adapter may be used to connect a non-AMC mezzanine card to an AMC carrier. The AMC adapter may include a card edge connector configured to be connected to an AMC connector on the AMC carrier and one or more mezzanine connectors configured to be connected...

20060206649 - Method of providing an interface to a plurality of peripheral devices using bus adapter chips: A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit (CPU) of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises providing each of the plurality of network interface modules with a respective bus adapter chip to route an I/O bus having a first format from the...

20060206648 - Systems and methods for managing multiple hot plug operations: A method for managing multiple hot plug operations in an information handling system is provided. An instruction for initiating a new hot plug operation is received, the new hot plug operation including one or more hot plug system management interrupts (SMIs). Another hot plug operation currently ongoing at the time...

20060206650 - Hub with a host-to-host transmission function: For implementing a host-to-host transmission function, a hub comprises an uplink port and a host port for being linked a host respectively, a hub control unit connected to the uplink port, and a bridge connected between the host port and hub control unit for the hosts communicate with each other....

20060206651 - Method and apparatus for control of a first device by a data storage device through an ide bus: A system includes a first device; an Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) bus; and a data storage device having a first task file register, the data storage device being coupled to the first device via the IDE bus for storing data within the data storage device as received from the first...

20060206652 - Machine state storage apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for capturing and restoring a machine state of a computer system. The apparatus includes a PC card having a non-volatile memory for storing machine state information corresponding to a machine state and a controller coupled to the non-volatile memory to control the transfer of the machine...

20060206655 - Packet processing in switched fabric networks: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for forming an Advanced Switching (AS) packet by applying AS path binding information to a packet received over a Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe) fabric according to a downstream port identifier associated with the packet, and sending the AS packet to an...

20060206653 - [virtual ide storage device with pci express]: The present invention discloses a virtual integrated drive electronics (IDE) storage device with a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) Express. The storage device includes a microcontroller connected to a PCI Express connecting interface and a flash memory separately. The microcontroller includes a flash memory interface, a PCI Express interface and a...

20060206654 - [virtual usb flash memory storage device with pci express]: A virtual universal serial bus (USB) flash memory storage device with a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) Express including a microcontroller connected separately to a flash memory and PCI Express connecting interface, and the microcontroller has a flash memory interface, a PCI Express interface and a virtual USB module and the...

20060206656 - Apparatus and method for preventing loops in a computer network: A network device is configured in a manner to prevent connectivity loops such as one way connectivity loops. A user configures a port of the network device to have an associated state. The state indicates that the port is for communication up the spanning tree towards a root network device,...

20060206657 - Single port/multiple ring implementation of a hybrid crossbar partially non-blocking data switch: A ring-based crossbar data switch, a method and a computer program are provided for the transfer of data between multiple bus units in a memory system. Each bus unit is connected to a corresponding data ramp. Each data ramp is only directly connected to the adjacent data ramps. This forms...

20060200586 - Connection adapter for communication device: A connection adapter includes first interfaces, second interfaces for connection to communication devices connected to a radio packet communication network, and a conversion circuit performing mutual conversion between an input/output signal from or to high-level equipment and an input/output signal from or to the communication device. The conversion circuit receives...

20060200587 - Apparatus and method for a mobile navigation computer: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a robust and configurable mobile computer architecture with navigation computational capabilities. The present invention further provides a bus network which allows for an efficient and durable Input/Output (I/O) management system. The I/O management system has configurable connections to allow for modular...

20060200588 - Method and apparatus for determining load of input/output command in input/output subsystem: A method and apparatus for determining the load of an input/output command in an input/output subsystem are provided. The method for determining the load of an input/output command in a system for inputting/outputting data to/from a disk sector according to an input/output command provided from a disk driver includes: (a)...

20060200589 - Automated driver reset for an information handling system: A method and apparatus resetting device drivers to their factory-installed state, without requiring reinstallation of the operating system, to return the computer to a functioning condition. A back-up component is provided that backs-up and stores all associated device drivers, as originally installed by the computer manufacturer, onto non-removable media inherent...

20060200590 - System and method for managing optical drive features: Information handling system component feature sets are selectively enabled or disabled with a feature set table for improved flexibility in the manufacturing of information handling systems with desired features. For example, an optical disc drive has plural features loaded in firmware, such as reading and writing formats for plural types...

20060200591 - Asynchronous serial data apparatus for transferring data between one transmitter and a plurality of shift registers, avoiding skew during transmission: A semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus, comprising a data transmitter circuit, and a plurality of data receiver circuits each having a data converter circuit which restores each of bits of identification number data and transfer data from a shift register of the data transmitter circuit to 2-bit complementary data transmitted via...

20060200592 - Configured printed circuit boards: A system, method and apparatus is provided for configured printed circuit boards. In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a FLASH memory module. The FLASH memory module include a printed circuit (p.c.) board. The FLASH memory module also includes a FLASH memory subsystem coupled to the...

20060200593 - Storage controller and controlling method therefor: A storage controller that performs user-friendly information display, simplifies updating of support information, has external storage controllers to provide sufficient input/output performance, and expands the range of external storage controllers to be supported; and a controlling method for that storage controller. The storage controller includes a code extract/convert unit for...

20060200594 - Utilizing device decay for computerized system management: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that automatically monitor computer platform components and initiate automated resource recovery procedures based on detected periods of component inactivity. In one aspect, an automated maintenance system for computer resources is provided. The system includes a controller that monitors installation and removal of...

20060200595 - Variable length command pull with contiguous sequential layout: The invention relates to a method for computer signal processing data and command transfer over an interface and more particularly to a communication between peripheral firmware and a host processor or Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) on a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus. In one embodiment, a device and method for...

20060200596 - Syncml data sync system and data exchanging method for data exchange between clients: Disclosed is a SyncML data sync system and a data exchanging method thereof for data exchange between clients. A sync server receives data to be provided to another client and authentication of a target client to which the data is provided from a first client, and transmits a signal reporting...

20060200597 - Method, system, and apparatus for memory controller utilization of an amb write fifo to improve fbd memory channel efficiency: A memory controller to support fully buffered DIMMS by utilizing a write FIFO to switch from the default condition of a memory controller scheduling read requests out-of-order to scheduling write transactions from a write FIFO buffer for a predetermined set of conditions is discussed. For example, the predetermined set of...

20060200598 - System and method for optimizing interconnections of components in a multichip memory module: An apparatus and method couples memory devices in a memory module to a memory hub on the module such that signals traveling from the hub to the devices have approximately the same propagation time regardless of which device is involved. Specifically, the devices are arranged around the hub in pairs,...

20060200600 - Optical bus extension device: The present invention comprises a computer communication device that includes an interface circuit mounted with a computer. The interface circuit is connected between a computer bus and fiber optic transceiver. Another interface circuit is mounted remotely from the computer. The other interface circuit is connected between a peripheral device bus...

20060200599 - Portable media synchronization manager: Embodiments of the invention provide a computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for synchronizing files between at least two portable media devices. A connection is established between one of at least two portable media devices and a portable synchronization device. A synchronization manager is initiated comprising predetermined instructions for...

20060200601 - Command conversion device and charging device for content reproduction device: A command conversion device 14 is connected between an amplifier device 11 and a portable player 13. The amplifier device 11 sends/receives a plurality of types of first commands corresponding to a plurality of types of devices (e.g., CD players, MD recorders, tape recorders, etc.), and performs an operation based...

20060200602 - Method and system for capturing and bypassing memory transactions in a hub-based memory system: A memory hub includes a reception interface that receives data words and captures the data words in response to a first clock signal in a first time domain. The interface also provides groups of the captured data words on an output in response to a second clock signal in a...

20060200603 - Dynamic resource allocation for a reconfigurable ic: A data modifier for formatting configuration data for configuring a reconfigurable integrated circuit having access to addressable resources, the data modifier comprising a data receiver for receiving first configuration data of a first form defining a configuration of the integrated circuit for performing operations on the addressable resources, the first...

20060200604 - Method for dynamically identifying addresses of devices coupled to an integrated circuit bus: The present invention provides a system for dynamically identifying addresses of devices coupled to an integrated circuit bus. The method includes the steps of: starting the devices coupled to the integrated circuit bus; delaying a time period Ta; determining whether the present device receives a signal 0; identifying that the...

20060200606 - Bus connection method and apparatus: A system-on-chip (SOC) based on an advanced micro-controller bus architecture (AMBA), and particularly, a bus connection method, is provided. The bus connection method includes: allowing one of a plurality of masters to use a plurality of slaves; generating information necessary for using the slaves by decoding a command generated by...

20060200605 - Electronic apparatus system with master node and slave node: An electronic apparatus system is disclosed that comprises at least one (1) master node; and a plurality of slave nodes connected to the at least one (1) master node via an I2C interface, wherein each of the plurality of slave nodes is set to a slave address with an address...

20060200607 - Bus access arbitration scheme: A bus arbitration scheme in a processing system. The processing system includes a bus, a plurality of processors coupled to the bus, and a bus arbiter. The bus arbiter may assign a first tier weight to each of the processors in a first tier, and a second tier weight to...

20060200608 - Bus arbiter and bus arbitrating method: A bus arbiter includes a counter circuit for generating a plurality of output values, wherein each of the output values is generated according to the number of times that one of a plurality of master devices utilizes a bus; and a control circuit for enabling one of the master devices...

20060200609 - Hardware semaphore intended for a multi-processor system: The invention relates to a method in a hardware semaphore lock (L1-LN) intended for a multi-processor system, which semaphore lock (L1-LN) protects a shared resource (R1-RN) in connection with the system in such a way that only a process which has reserved the semaphore lock (L1-LN) and has thus become...

20060200610 - System and method of interrupt handling: A multiprocessor system and method wherein one of the processors is assigned the responsibility of handling interrupts and identifying the next processor to handle an interrupt. When that processor switches tasks and determines that it is no longer the least important processor as far as task priority is concerned, it...

20060200611 - Computer storage device interface cable: A storage interface cable for advanced technology attachment (ATA) applications is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the storage interface cable comprises: a bus line conveying signals; a host connector at a middle part of the bus line for being attached to a host; a master connector at an end of...

20060200612 - Method and protocol for transmitting extended commands to usb devices: A method is disclosed for transferring data via a USB interface. A workstation is provided having an interface therein supporting a first set of known commands. A USB device is provided for interfacing with the interface and supporting a second set of known commands, the second set including some commands...

20060200613 - Optical disc drive having a control board and driving unit in separate locations: An optical disc drive that includes a driving unit including a spindle motor to rotate an optical disc, an optical pickup to access the optical disc, and a connection board connected to a computer. A control board to control the driving unit, is installed at an interface device of the...

20060200614 - Computer system using serial connect bus, and method for interconnecting a plurality of cpu using serial connect bus: A computer system enable system operation by hiding the peculiarity of an upstream port of a switch in a computer system in which a plurality of CPU units are interconnected by a PCI Express switch. When a CPU unit, which is connected to the upstream port of a serial connect...

20060200586 - Connection adapter for communication device: A connection adapter includes first interfaces, second interfaces for connection to communication devices connected to a radio packet communication network, and a conversion circuit performing mutual conversion between an input/output signal from or to high-level equipment and an input/output signal from or to the communication device. The conversion circuit receives...

20060200587 - Apparatus and method for a mobile navigation computer: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a robust and configurable mobile computer architecture with navigation computational capabilities. The present invention further provides a bus network which allows for an efficient and durable Input/Output (I/O) management system. The I/O management system has configurable connections to allow for modular...

20060200588 - Method and apparatus for determining load of input/output command in input/output subsystem: A method and apparatus for determining the load of an input/output command in an input/output subsystem are provided. The method for determining the load of an input/output command in a system for inputting/outputting data to/from a disk sector according to an input/output command provided from a disk driver includes: (a)...

20060200589 - Automated driver reset for an information handling system: A method and apparatus resetting device drivers to their factory-installed state, without requiring reinstallation of the operating system, to return the computer to a functioning condition. A back-up component is provided that backs-up and stores all associated device drivers, as originally installed by the computer manufacturer, onto non-removable media inherent...

20060200590 - System and method for managing optical drive features: Information handling system component feature sets are selectively enabled or disabled with a feature set table for improved flexibility in the manufacturing of information handling systems with desired features. For example, an optical disc drive has plural features loaded in firmware, such as reading and writing formats for plural types...

20060200591 - Asynchronous serial data apparatus for transferring data between one transmitter and a plurality of shift registers, avoiding skew during transmission: A semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus, comprising a data transmitter circuit, and a plurality of data receiver circuits each having a data converter circuit which restores each of bits of identification number data and transfer data from a shift register of the data transmitter circuit to 2-bit complementary data transmitted via...

20060200592 - Configured printed circuit boards: A system, method and apparatus is provided for configured printed circuit boards. In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a FLASH memory module. The FLASH memory module include a printed circuit (p.c.) board. The FLASH memory module also includes a FLASH memory subsystem coupled to the...

20060200593 - Storage controller and controlling method therefor: A storage controller that performs user-friendly information display, simplifies updating of support information, has external storage controllers to provide sufficient input/output performance, and expands the range of external storage controllers to be supported; and a controlling method for that storage controller. The storage controller includes a code extract/convert unit for...

20060200594 - Utilizing device decay for computerized system management: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that automatically monitor computer platform components and initiate automated resource recovery procedures based on detected periods of component inactivity. In one aspect, an automated maintenance system for computer resources is provided. The system includes a controller that monitors installation and removal of...

20060200595 - Variable length command pull with contiguous sequential layout: The invention relates to a method for computer signal processing data and command transfer over an interface and more particularly to a communication between peripheral firmware and a host processor or Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) on a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus. In one embodiment, a device and method for...

20060200596 - Syncml data sync system and data exchanging method for data exchange between clients: Disclosed is a SyncML data sync system and a data exchanging method thereof for data exchange between clients. A sync server receives data to be provided to another client and authentication of a target client to which the data is provided from a first client, and transmits a signal reporting...

20060200597 - Method, system, and apparatus for memory controller utilization of an amb write fifo to improve fbd memory channel efficiency: A memory controller to support fully buffered DIMMS by utilizing a write FIFO to switch from the default condition of a memory controller scheduling read requests out-of-order to scheduling write transactions from a write FIFO buffer for a predetermined set of conditions is discussed. For example, the predetermined set of...

20060200598 - System and method for optimizing interconnections of components in a multichip memory module: An apparatus and method couples memory devices in a memory module to a memory hub on the module such that signals traveling from the hub to the devices have approximately the same propagation time regardless of which device is involved. Specifically, the devices are arranged around the hub in pairs,...

20060200600 - Optical bus extension device: The present invention comprises a computer communication device that includes an interface circuit mounted with a computer. The interface circuit is connected between a computer bus and fiber optic transceiver. Another interface circuit is mounted remotely from the computer. The other interface circuit is connected between a peripheral device bus...

20060200599 - Portable media synchronization manager: Embodiments of the invention provide a computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for synchronizing files between at least two portable media devices. A connection is established between one of at least two portable media devices and a portable synchronization device. A synchronization manager is initiated comprising predetermined instructions for...

20060200601 - Command conversion device and charging device for content reproduction device: A command conversion device 14 is connected between an amplifier device 11 and a portable player 13. The amplifier device 11 sends/receives a plurality of types of first commands corresponding to a plurality of types of devices (e.g., CD players, MD recorders, tape recorders, etc.), and performs an operation based...

20060200602 - Method and system for capturing and bypassing memory transactions in a hub-based memory system: A memory hub includes a reception interface that receives data words and captures the data words in response to a first clock signal in a first time domain. The interface also provides groups of the captured data words on an output in response to a second clock signal in a...

20060200603 - Dynamic resource allocation for a reconfigurable ic: A data modifier for formatting configuration data for configuring a reconfigurable integrated circuit having access to addressable resources, the data modifier comprising a data receiver for receiving first configuration data of a first form defining a configuration of the integrated circuit for performing operations on the addressable resources, the first...

20060200604 - Method for dynamically identifying addresses of devices coupled to an integrated circuit bus: The present invention provides a system for dynamically identifying addresses of devices coupled to an integrated circuit bus. The method includes the steps of: starting the devices coupled to the integrated circuit bus; delaying a time period Ta; determining whether the present device receives a signal 0; identifying that the...

20060200606 - Bus connection method and apparatus: A system-on-chip (SOC) based on an advanced micro-controller bus architecture (AMBA), and particularly, a bus connection method, is provided. The bus connection method includes: allowing one of a plurality of masters to use a plurality of slaves; generating information necessary for using the slaves by decoding a command generated by...

20060200605 - Electronic apparatus system with master node and slave node: An electronic apparatus system is disclosed that comprises at least one (1) master node; and a plurality of slave nodes connected to the at least one (1) master node via an I2C interface, wherein each of the plurality of slave nodes is set to a slave address with an address...

20060200607 - Bus access arbitration scheme: A bus arbitration scheme in a processing system. The processing system includes a bus, a plurality of processors coupled to the bus, and a bus arbiter. The bus arbiter may assign a first tier weight to each of the processors in a first tier, and a second tier weight to...

20060200608 - Bus arbiter and bus arbitrating method: A bus arbiter includes a counter circuit for generating a plurality of output values, wherein each of the output values is generated according to the number of times that one of a plurality of master devices utilizes a bus; and a control circuit for enabling one of the master devices...

20060200609 - Hardware semaphore intended for a multi-processor system: The invention relates to a method in a hardware semaphore lock (L1-LN) intended for a multi-processor system, which semaphore lock (L1-LN) protects a shared resource (R1-RN) in connection with the system in such a way that only a process which has reserved the semaphore lock (L1-LN) and has thus become...

20060200610 - System and method of interrupt handling: A multiprocessor system and method wherein one of the processors is assigned the responsibility of handling interrupts and identifying the next processor to handle an interrupt. When that processor switches tasks and determines that it is no longer the least important processor as far as task priority is concerned, it...

20060200611 - Computer storage device interface cable: A storage interface cable for advanced technology attachment (ATA) applications is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the storage interface cable comprises: a bus line conveying signals; a host connector at a middle part of the bus line for being attached to a host; a master connector at an end of...

20060200612 - Method and protocol for transmitting extended commands to usb devices: A method is disclosed for transferring data via a USB interface. A workstation is provided having an interface therein supporting a first set of known commands. A USB device is provided for interfacing with the interface and supporting a second set of known commands, the second set including some commands...

20060200613 - Optical disc drive having a control board and driving unit in separate locations: An optical disc drive that includes a driving unit including a spindle motor to rotate an optical disc, an optical pickup to access the optical disc, and a connection board connected to a computer. A control board to control the driving unit, is installed at an interface device of the...

20060200614 - Computer system using serial connect bus, and method for interconnecting a plurality of cpu using serial connect bus: A computer system enable system operation by hiding the peculiarity of an upstream port of a switch in a computer system in which a plurality of CPU units are interconnected by a PCI Express switch. When a CPU unit, which is connected to the upstream port of a serial connect...