Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/output inventions 12/06

20060294261 - Location-based non-uniform allocation of memory resources in memory mapped input/output fabric: An apparatus, program product and method in which a memory address space is allocated non-uniformly to IO resources in a memory mapped IO fabric based upon the locations of individual IO endpoints to which such IO resources are coupled. In a PCI-based environment, for example, PCI adapters are allocated memory... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P. (ibm)

20060294262 - Portable voip wireless connector: A portable VOIP wireless connector comprising: a USB connecting interface used as an interface for connecting a computer; a multimedia chip for controlling sound effect to transmit to a wireless module; a USB controller to control the ROM and the flash memory; the wireless module used to convert a sound... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20060294263 - Processing system and method for communicating data: A method for communicating data between an initiator unit (INIT) which initiates the communication and a target unit (TRGT) is described. Therein the initiator unit (INIT) indicates a request (TID) to initiate a communication. In response the target unit (TRGT) provides information (READY, ACCEPTC) indicating whether one of the following... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20060294264 - Memory micro-tiling speculative returns: According to one embodiment, a memory controller is disclosed. The memory controller includes assignment logic and a transaction assembler. The assignment logic receives a request to access a memory channel and assigns the request to access one of two or more independently addressable subchannels within the channel. The transaction assembler... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060294265 - Method and apparatus for controlling an external device using auto-play/auto-pause functions: An external device such as a digital recording/reproduction device may be controlled via a digital data bus using auto-play and/or auto-pause functions. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for controlling an external device includes detecting initiation of one of a disconnection from the external device and a connection to... Agent: Thomson Licensing Inc.

20060294266 - 2:2 multiplexer: Single and dual ported devices are interfaced to a system via a 2:2 multiplexing device. The multiplexing device is coupled to two system ports and two device ports. The multiplexing device includes an active multiplexer coupled to the two system ports and a multiplexed port. The multiplexing device also includes... Agent: David E. Huang, Esq. Bainwood Huang And Associates LLC

20060294267 - Method for setting data carrier speed in a data carrier drive apparatus: A method is described for setting a disc speed in a disc drive apparatus (3) which is in data transfer communication (7) with a host system (2), wherein data transfer between carrier and drive apparatus takes place with a carrier/drive transfer rate (DDTR) and wherein data transfer between drive apparatus... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20060294268 - Computer system capable of outputting video signals to an external display device: A computer system includes a reading device, a host computing device, an audio-and-video reproducing device, and a switching device. The reading device is operable so as to read information from a storage medium. The switching device is coupled to the reading device, the host computing device, and the audio-and-video reproducing... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20060294272 - Extended usb protocol connector and socket for implementing multi-mode communication: Host computers and peripheral devices communicating through extended USB connectors and plugs are disclosed. The host computer and peripheral device are capable of communicating via multiple communication modes, using the extended capability of the extended USB connectors and plugs. Software and hardware to facilitate such communication are also disclosed.... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20060294269 - Hard disk drive staggered spin-up mechanism: According to one embodiment, a host bus adapter (HBA) is disclosed. The HBA includes one or more link layer engines, one or more ports, each of the one or more ports associated with one of the one or more link layer engines and token passing logic having a shift register... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060294271 - Interface device and storage device: According to one embodiment, an interface device, which is configured to be mountable in a storage device, includes a first serial interface which executes communication with a host, a second serial interface which executes communication with an external device, a unit which calculates a total storage capacity by adding a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20060294270 - Personal data storage and retrieval device: A secure and convenient data storage and retrieval system includes a housing in which a data storage device is mounted. The housing also has a wireless communications device so that input/output devices, such as desktop computers, cellular telephones and personal digital assistants can communicate with the data storage device. No... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20060294273 - Apparatus and method for inputting characters using circular key arrangement: An apparatus and method for inputting characters in which one of a plurality of characters can be chosen operate by using directional keys. The plurality of characters are classified into a predetermined number of groups and the directional keys are respectively allocated to the groups. Accordingly, when a user presses... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060294274 - Mechanism for synchronizing controllers for enhanced platform power management: In one embodiment, an apparatus to synchronize multiple controllers is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of controllers, and logic coupled to the plurality of controllers to control one or more controllers of the plurality of controllers to perform fetches simultaneously with one or more other controllers of the plurality... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060294275 - Fast two wire interface and protocol for transferring data: An apparatus and method for exchanging data between devices. An interface between at least two devices features a serial clock line coupled to each device and a bidirectional serial data line coupled to each device. A delay relative to the clock signal is added to an edge of an output... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20060294276 - Method and apparatus for determining blocking signals: A method for determining blocking signals is used to judge whether to block a return signal transmitted to a CPU or not when a system management interrupt (SMI) signal is transmitted to the CPU, wherein the return signal is a signal transmitted by a system chip in response to a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060294277 - Message signaled interrupt redirection: A method, device, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a message signaled interrupt, parsing an interrupt vector from the message signaled interrupt, locating an interrupt entry associated with the interrupt vector in a table of interrupt entries, and sending information associated with the interrupt entry... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060294278 - Computer server: A computer server. A computer server includes a motherboard, a hard disk, a first expansion card, and a second expansion card. The motherboard includes a central processing unit, a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface. The hard disk is electrically connected to the motherboard. The first expansion... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20060294279 - Mechanism for peripheral component interconnect express (pcie) connector multiplexing: In one embodiment, an apparatus to enable Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connector multiplexing is presented. The apparatus comprises a continuity module to insert into a first PCIe connector slot and to route a first set of data lanes coupled to the first PCIe connector slot to a second set... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060294280 - Rack server having a rack case having two opposite surfaces installed with a plurality of slots: A rack server is proposed that includes a rack case, at least a server, and at least an extended interface card. The rack case includes a front surface having a plurality of server slots for insertion of a plurality of servers, and a rear surface having a plurality of card... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20060294282 - Sequential access memory with system and method: A sequential access memory (“SAM”) device, system and method is provided that includes a memory array configured to store a group of bytes on each of a plurality of rows. A plurality of bit-lines transfer each of the group of bytes into and out of the memory array, and a... Agent: Trask Britt

20060294281 - Storage device and method of connecting storage device to host computer suitable for both power-on time and hot plug time: A method of connecting a storage device to a host computer has a first connection processing for enabling a host interface in advance even when the storage device is not ready yet, and a second connection processing for enabling the host interface after the storage device is ready. The first... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060294283 - Universal serial bus device: A universal serial bus device capable of automatically executing a designated program is provided, comprising a housing, a universal serial bus interface, a printed circuit board, and one or more EEPROM memory devices, wherein the printed circuit board, the universal serial bus interface and the EEPROMs are electrically connected and... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20060294285 - Device including serial interface: A bridge accessible by a host processor can expand access over a first bus to a second bus. The first bus and the second bus are each adapted to separately connect to respective ones of a plurality of bus-compatible devices. Allowable ones of the devices include memory devices and input/output... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20060294284 - Method for reading and writing non-standard register of standard interface device: A method for reading and writing non-standard register of standard interface device is disclosed. An input no-available parameter of standard command is set as an executive parameter. While receiving the standard command the standard interface device detects executive parameter for reading corresponding value of non-standard register and saving the value... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060294286 - Remote node index mapping mechanism for serial attached storage devices: According to one embodiment, a host bus adapter (HBA) is disclosed. The HBA includes a first lookup table to retrieve a remote node index (RNI) based upon an address received from a remote device as a component of an open address frame, a second lookup table to receive a remote... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060294287 - Communication control apparatus for common bus connection devices: A communication control apparatus for common bus connection devices is provided between a plurality of devices to which addresses are allocated and a common bus and controlling an access between each of the plurality of devices and the common bus, the communication control apparatus includes: an input determination unit configured... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20060288125 - System and method for user space operations for direct i/o between an application instance and an i/o adapter: The present invention provides a system, method, and computer program product that enables application instances to pass block mode storage requests directly to a physical I/O adapter without run-time involvement from the local operating system or hypervisor. In one aspect of the present invention, a mechanism is provided for determining... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20060288126 - Using a processor to program a semiconductor memory: A memory programmer may be coupled through a first processor and a physical interface to a semiconductor memory to be programmed. The interface may be the same interface that allows two separate processors in a multiprocessor memory to communicate with one another in one embodiment. Thus, an independent memory bus... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20060288127 - Apparatus, system and method capable of wireless communication memory card emulation: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a transmitter, the transmitter capable of emulating a memory card in order to intercept information from an information assimilation device to an associated memory card, and transmitting the information to a separate device with an associated memory slot communicator transmitter/receiver.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060288130 - Address window support for direct memory access translation: A apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a remapping circuit to facilitate access of one or more I/O devices to a memory device for direct memory access (DMA) transactions. The remapping circuit includes a translation mechanism to perform memory address translations for I/O DMA transactions via address window-based translations.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060288129 - Dma descriptor queue read and cache write pointer arrangement: Method and apparatus for retrieving buffer descriptors from a host memory for use by a peripheral device. In an embodiment, a peripheral device such as a NIC includes a plurality of buffer descriptor caches each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of host memory descriptor queues, and a... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20060288128 - Emulation of independent active dma channels with a single dma capable bus master hardware and firmware: The present invention utilizes a single DMA engine to process the requests of active DMA channels competing for transfer of data over a single bus. The invention employs two identical sets of DMA request registers which are connected to a processor. These register sets are connected through a switching means... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP-agere

20060288131 - Memory device capable of communicating with host at different speeds, and data communication system using the memory device: Provided is a memory device for high speed communication including a low speed data communication port and a low speed data input/output circuit, and a data communication system using the memory device. The memory device includes a high speed port interface for transmitting or receiving data to or from a... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20060288132 - Memory single-to-multi load repeater architecture: According to some embodiments, data is transmitted from a host to a first memory unit in a group of memory units. The data may then be repeated from the first memory unit to another memory unit in the group.... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff, Talwalkar LLC

20060288133 - Digital data interface device: The present invention is directed a digital data interface device for transferring digital presentation data at a high rate over a communication link. The digital data interface device includes a message interpreter, content module and a control module. The digital data interface device may include an MDDI link controller. The... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20060288135 - Data distribution method and system: A stream data buffer device suitable for a client program comprises a buffer having N numbered sub- buffers, a buffer agent having a sub-buffer table recording a state of a corresponding sub-buffer, wherein the state comprising a first state and a second state, and a FIFO queue to record numbers... Agent: Quintero Law Office

20060288134 - Data streamer: In an information processing system which has plurality of modules including a processor, a main memory and a plurality of I/O devices, a data transfer switch for performing data transfer operations between the processor, main memory and I/O devices comprises a request bus which has a request bus arbiter for... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20060288136 - Device used to enable and disable internet connection: All three drawing number's are indicative only of the submitted drawing. Internet connection device with a seven day digital programmable timer, indicated in drawing numbering @ 1. This shuts off and on the Ethernet signal coming from a cat 45 or similar Ethernet cable identified in the drawing numbering @... Agent: Gregory Woise

20060288138 - Apparatus for universal bundled connecting bus between computers and peripherals: An apparatus for a universal bundled connecting bus between computers and peripherals is presented. A bundled cable system includes a plurality of roller mechanisms for providing adjustable cables that connect peripheral devices to a computer. In one embodiment, the bundled cable system includes a separate internal cable for each communication... Agent: Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen

20060288139 - Computer system and display apparatus: A computer system includes a computer main body provided with a plurality of main body input-output ports; a monitor main body to display an image; a console stand having a console casing with an accommodating space inside and supporting the monitor main body, console input-output ports outside the console casing... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20060288137 - Haptic messaging in handheld communication devices: Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for providing customized “haptic messaging” to users of handheld communication devices (110) in a variety of applications. In one embodiment, a method of haptic messaging includes: receiving an input signal associated with an actuation of a user-interface member (112); determining a... Agent: Immersion - Thelen Reid & Priest L.l.p Thelen Reid & Priest L.l.p

20060288140 - Computer cable, junction box for use with computer cable: Disclosed is a computer cable, which includes a plurality of electric lines arranged in parallel and respectively extending out of two distal ends thereof, a first set of electric connectors respectively provided at one end of each of the electric lines for connection to the power connector and signal input/output... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060288141 - Modular computer: A modular computer system (20) including a universal connectivity station (UCS) (22) interconnected to a plurality of remote modules (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 42) via a plurality of respective high speed serial links (26, 40) such as based on proprietary Split-Bridge™ technology. The plurality modules, including a processor module... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20060288142 - Data bus system: A data bus system is disclosed, including a master unit, a first slave unit and at least one further slave unit. For the purposes of slave selection, the master unit includes a code output for outputting a unique code, particularly a Gray code. The first slave unit includes a slave... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060288143 - Early detection and grant, an arbitration scheme for single transfers on amba advanced high-performance bus: A bus architecture includes master devices that are each capable of initiating a data transfer procedure by generating a bus request signal. Each of the master devices is arranged to transmit an address signal to an address input of a multiplexer, to transmit a data signal to a data input... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20060288144 - Techniques for handling lock-related inconsistencies: Techniques are described herein for handling lock-related inconsistencies. As mentioned above, such inconsistencies occur when two or more sets of lock information, relating to the same resource, convey inconsistent information about locks requested and/or granted on that resource. In general, the techniques involve causing the locally-stored lock information about a... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker/oracle

20060288145 - Dual connecting interface memory card: A dual connecting interface memory card directed to a flash memory card, one edge of which is configured with MMC standard connecting terminals, and another edge is configured with a 4-pin USB standard connecting terminal. A detachable cutaway piece is disposed at a side of the edge having the USB... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20060288146 - Dual connecting interface memory card: A dual connecting interface memory card directed to a flash memory card, one edge of which is configured with SD standard connecting terminals, and another edge is configured with a 4-pin USB standard connecting terminal. A detachable cutaway piece is disposed at a side of the edge having the USB... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20060288148 - Analog data generating and processing device for use with a personal computer: An interface device (10) provides fast data communication between a host device with input/output interfaces and a data transmit/receive device, wherein the interface device (10) comprises a processor means (13), a memory means (14), a first connecting device (12) for interfacing the host device with the interface device, and a... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd.

20060288147 - Integrated portable medical measurement apparatus: An integrated portable medical measurement apparatus is provided, including a digital medical measurement instrument and a USB media interface device. The digital medical measurement instrument includes a measuring module and an interface unit. The measuring module is for measuring the blood pressure, heartbeat rate, body temperature, blood sugar, and so... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060288149 - Generating static performance modeling factors in a deployed system: A computing system for determining performance factors for using in performance modeling of a deployed subject system, is presented. The computing system includes a plurality of software components comprising the subject system. Each of the components is susceptible to event tracing while executing on the computing system. The computing system... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20060288150 - Device and method for performing multi-function using unique port in wireless terminal: Disclosed is a device and method for performing a multi-function using a unique port in a wireless terminal capable of performing a multimedia function using the unique port. The device includes an interface unit for outputting a power signal through a connector inserted into the unique port, and performing data... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20060282548 - Collaboration support system and control method thereof: In a system having plural terminals including terminals A, B, when the terminal A is editing a data object and editing information is shared among the plural terminals, if the terminal B performs a changeover operation of displayed page, the editing operation in the terminal A is cancelled, and the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20060282549 - Automatic addressing on bus systems: In a method for automatic address allocation among control devices connected to a bus system in a vehicle, and address allocation period started by sending a message on the common data bus line. During the address allocation period, the common data bus line is broken into individual subsections by respective... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060282550 - Card and host apparatus: A host apparatus, into which a card having a nonvolatile semiconductor memory is inserted, issues a check command to the card. The check command instructs to send information on whether the card supports a termination process in which the card shifts into a state ready for a stop of power... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060282552 - Indicating data connection and status conditions: A system for identifying data connection attributes is disclosed. The system comprises a connection monitor that identifies an operational attribute of a data connection. The system also includes a signal module that activates operation of a status indicator of the data connection such that a manner of operation of the... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20060282551 - Remote control apparatus for printer appliances: An apparatus for the remote wireless control of a printer appliance includes a remote control handset and a wireless receiver for connection to the appliance. The remote control unit is adapted to transmit data and control codes to the receiver. The receiver is responsive to the data and control codes... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP

20060282553 - Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a contact covering mechanism: Enclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the Universal Serial Bus (USB).... Agent: Parsons Hsue & De Runtz LLP

20060282554 - Method, apparatus and computer program providing network-associated system priority list for multimode system selection: A method includes provisioning a multi-mode wireless communications terminal with at least one system priority list (SPL) having information that identifies a plurality of wireless network system types and, for each identified wireless network system type, at least one wireless network of that type. The method selects from the SPL... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20060282556 - Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected: A peripheral device is connectable to a computer having one of a first interface and a second interface. The first interface communicates with the peripheral device over a differential data connection having a first data conductor and a second data conductor. The second interface communicates with the peripheral device over... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20060282555 - Video player and electronic system utilizing the same: A video player transmits a first video signal to a display device through a first connection group. At least one first output terminal outputs the first video signal. At least one second output terminal outputs the first video signal. A controller determines whether the first output terminal is coupled to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060282558 - Control chip for optical disk drive and method for updating firmware in the control chip: A control chip for updating firmware in an optical disk drive by hardware. The control chip includes a microprocessor for controlling actions of the optical disk drive, a decoder controlled by the microprocessor and connected to an external buffer memory and a host interface, a controller controlled by the microprocessor... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060282557 - Wireless communicating apparatus and control method of the same: A wireless communicating function is provided for a printer, a digital camera, a computer, or another external apparatus can be connected without needing the operation such as connection exchange of a device or the like, and a burden of a power supply on the printer can be lightened. A wireless... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20060282559 - Apparatus, method and computer program product for executing command: A command executing apparatus includes an executing unit that executes a command indicating process contents of a robot; a suspending unit that suspends execution of the command, when an interrupt command; a resumption condition generating unit that generates a resumption condition for resuming a suspending command; an executed contents generating... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060282561 - Method and apparatus for audio and video signal transmission: A system, apparatus and methods for transmitting video and audio data over twisted pairs are described. A differential signal that contains video colour information is transmitted over each twisted pair. Data representing digital samples of at least one audio signal is transmitted on two or more of the twisted pairs... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Slc

20060282560 - Method and apparatus to reduce latency and improve throughput of input/output data in a processor: Some embodiments include apparatus and method to transfer data directly between an input/output device and a processor to reduce latency and improve throughput of the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20060282562 - Mixer apparatus and parameter-setting changing method for use in the mixer apparatus: Signal processing parameter is settable separately for each of a plurality of channels (ch1-ch6). User designates a transfer source channel (e.g., ch1) and transfer destination channel (e.g., ch4) from among the plurality of channels, to thereby give a parameter transfer instruction. In response to the transfer instruction, the parameter setting... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20060282563 - Content presentation device, management server, content presentation system, and content presentation method: There are provided a memory 4d for accumulating content data and storing a presentation device identifier unique to each presentation device; a display 4a for outputting the content data; a communication interface 4c for receiving a switching control signal instructing switching of the content data output by the display 4a;... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060282564 - Channel communication array queues in hardware system area: A bi-directional and full duplex facility for permitting both the IO processor and the Channel to write CCA messages on their respective queues at the same time. IOP messages to the channel are stored on the TO_CHN queue and Channel messages to the IOP on the TO_IOP queue. CCA Queues... Agent: Eugene I. Shkurko IBM Corporation - Ms P386

20060282565 - Controller of electric power steering apparatus: An initial abnormality analysis data is reliably retained by a controller of an electric power steering apparatus. The controller of the electric power steering apparatus is constituted by comprising abnormality detection means for detecting the abnormality of a steering assist control mechanism comprising an electric motor giving a steering assist... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060282569 - Display device: A display device according to the present invention comprises a buffer provided in association with each wiring constituting a group of wirings serving as signal lines of a display panel in order to drive the corresponding wiring, a preliminary wiring preliminarily provided for the wiring under a generation of a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20060282566 - Flow control for media streaming: A client device receives streaming content from a host device. The streaming content is placed in one or more buffers prior to processing. Monitoring as to the capacity and fullness of the buffers is performed at the client device and information is sent to the host device. The host device... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20060282568 - Interface apparatus, video processing apparatus and data communication method: An interface apparatus between a first circuit device and a second circuit device having a first serial communication speed with an external device includes a first buffer unit to store therein data transmitted from the second circuit device; a second buffer unit to store therein data transmitted from the first... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060282567 - Status indicators for universal serial bus (usb) ports: A system for identifying data connection attributes is disclosed. The system comprises a connection monitor that identifies an operational attribute of a data connection. The system also includes a signal module that activates operation of a status indicator of the data connection such that a manner of operation of the... Agent: Microsoft Corporation Attn: Patent Group Docketing Department

20060282570 - Method for transferring variable isochronous data and apparatus therefore: A method for transferring variable isochronous data and an apparatus therefor are provided. The method for transferring variable isochronous data includes the steps of (a) determining isochronous transfer to be terminated when the bus is in an idle state for a time interval which is larger than an isochronous gap... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060282575 - Auto-suggest lists and handwritten input: A process and system for using handwritten input in an auto-suggest list input is described. Handwritten input is recognized as text and forwarded to an auto-suggest list provider that provides a list of suggested results based on the recognized.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff Ltd., Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20060282576 - Computer peripheral converter: A computer peripheral converter, which comprises: one PS2 connecting point, one USB connecting point and one external connecting point, and one CPU with a serial interface engine to convert the PS2 connecting point to the external connecting point and send out an external interface signal; and to convert to the... Agent: Anthony R. Barkume

20060282574 - Mechanism for allowing applications to filter out or opt into table input: A system for enabling a tablet input object is described. A tablet input object can take various inputs from touch, a mouse, and a pen and send their information to an application.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff Ltd., Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20060282581 - Memory system: A memory controller converts controller output signals output from a controller into memory input signals according to the operation specifications of memory chips to operate, and outputs the resultant to the memory chips through a common bus. The memory controller also receives memory output signals output from the memory chips... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20060282582 - Memory system: A memory controller converts controller output signals output from a controller into memory input signals according to the operation specifications of memory chips to operate, and outputs the resultant to the memory chips through a common bus. The memory controller also receives memory output signals output from the memory chips... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20060282579 - Method for interface adaptation of a hardware baseband receiver in satellite communication systems, interface adapter for hardware baseband receiver, a corresponding computer program, and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium: In order to provide a method for interface adaptation of a hardware baseband receiver in satellite communication systems, an interface adapter, as well as a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium that provide a flexible interface for a hardware baseband receiver to a RF front end, where... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20060282580 - Multi-protocol field device interface with automatic bus detection: A multi-protocol interface for coupling a field device to a general purpose computer is disclosed. The interface includes measurement circuitry to perform a plurality of measurements on a connected process communication loop to determine a process communication loop type. Then, if the interface includes a protocol interface module that matches... Agent: Christopher R. Christenson Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20060282571 - Multimedia devices with enhanced functionality: Multimedia devices such as portable digital music and video players may be provided with enhanced functionality by providing the multimedia device with a connection program stored in the memory of the device such that upon connection to a PC the connection program is loaded to the PC and executed in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060282572 - Remote control apparatus for consumer electronic appliances: An apparatus for the remote wireless control of a consumer electronic audio visual appliance such as a TV set, and/or for internet uploading, includes a remote control handset and a wireless receiver for connection to the appliance. The remote control unit is adapted to transmit audio and/or visual data (A/V... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP

20060282578 - Semiconductor memory device capable of checking a redundancy code and memory system and computer system having the same: Semiconductor memory devices include a memory cell array, a deserializer, a decoder, a redundancy code checker, a control circuit, a redundancy code generator and a serializer. The deserializer generates a deserialized data by deserializing a first serialized data. The decoder generates a first data, a command signal, an address signal... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060282573 - Storage controller and storage system: A storage controller is connected to a host system and an externally connected storage controller. This storage controller has a virtual device mapped with an actual volume of the externally connected storage controller, and a channel controller for controlling the access to the actual volume mapped to the virtual device... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20060282577 - Universal serial bus data transport method and device: A Universal Serial Bus data transport method and its device is disclosed. Data transport is performed through a high-speed transport technique based on a Universal Serial Bus, which consists of Universal Serial Bus protocol for communication between the device and the host, and SCSI protocol for interaction between the device... Agent: Courtney Staniford & Gregory LLP

20060282583 - Phonetic input using a keypad: A keypad is used to enter complex characters using a phonetic input method editor (IME). The user may enter complex characters by combining consonants, vowels, mid-vowels and tones by selecting keys on a the keypad instead of using a full size keyboard. Instead of a one-to-one mapping between the symbols... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20060282584 - Image processor: An image processor has an image decoder for decoding compressed image data. The image processor also has a central processing unit for controlling the operation of the image processor, including the image decoder, in accordance with a control program. The central processing unit performs, immediately after power ON, the startup... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20060282585 - Method and system for identifying peripheral component interconnect device information: A method for identifying Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) device information can identify information on all PCI devices coupled to a PCI bus. The method includes the steps: (a) initializing an address parameter and an address offset to a predetermined first number; (b) writing a first address value to a configuration... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20060282586 - Bus system design method and apparatus: Disclosed is an apparatus for designing a bus system including a bus master that generates a Transfer-Layer bus transaction, a bus master that generates a Transaction-Layer bus transaction, and a bus via which a bus transaction is transferred from a bus master to a bus slave, in which the base... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060282588 - Processor system that allows for simultaneous access by multiple requestors to a target with multiple ports: A processor system includes a plurality of processors, along with a target device, e.g., a memory, having two or more ports, and an arbiter that arbitrates access requests from requesting processors. A multiplexer facilitates the flow of control, address and data information over a shared bus. The number of processors... Agent: Patrick J. O'shea, Esq. O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20060282587 - Systems and methods for data intervention for out-of-order castouts: Systems and methods for data intervention for out-of-order castouts are disclosed. Embodiments provide for transmitting snoopable requests received from one or more requesting devices to one or more snoopable devices, which may include requesting devices. Each snoopable device receives snoopable requests and determines if it holds the requested data in... Agent: Ibm Coporation (rtp) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20060282590 - Image forming device: An image forming device having enhanced usability when a resource thereof is being exclusively used is disclosed. The image forming device allows a resource thereof to be exclusively used by a user, and comprises an reservation unit and an interrupt processing unit. The reservation unit is configured to reserve a... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20060282589 - System and method of processing system management interrupts (smi) in a multi-processor environment: A method for processing a system management interrupt (SMI) in a multi-processor information handling system including a boot processor and one or more application processors is provided. An SMI is generated by a particular application processor. A swap function is initiated, causing save state data associated with the particular application... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20060282591 - Port binding scheme to create virtual host bus adapter in a virtualized multi-operating system platform environment: Some embodiments include apparatus and method to allocate ports of host bus adapters in computer systems to multiple operating systems in the computer systems. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20060282592 - Address selection for an i2c bus: An address configuration circuit and a method for sharing a series bus connected to a first device between two secondary devices by a configuration within each secondary device of a different address, including, in a configuration phase, the temporary configuring of an output, terminal of each secondary device in a... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20060282593 - Backplane system having high-density electrical connectors: A computer system architecture in which functionally compatible electronic components are located on modular printed circuit boards. Thus, a type of processor used by the system can be changed by replacing the printed circuit board incorporating the processor. Similarly a type of peripheral bus used can be changed simply by... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20060282594 - Information processing apparatus and method for controlling the same: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes, a body, a bay portion provided in the body and in which a one of a first device having a first relay board and a second device having a second relay board is removably inserted, a first controller which communicates with... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060282595 - Method and apparatus to override daughterboard slots marked with power fault: Having detected an anomalous fault in a peripheral I/O slot, a processor entity may need to perform some remedial action, wherein the peripheral slot may have a fault line. First a voltage may be detected on the slot. Processor entity may set a fault if a voltage is found. A... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20060282596 - Reduced cardbus controller: A cardbus controller is provided that reduces signal count and board area. In one exemplary embodiment, the controller is adapted to multiplex selected signals in a two PC Card system so that signal lines are not repeated. The selected signals may include common signals between two PC Cards. The controller... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20060282597 - Computer system for aircraft: Computer system to be used in the cockpit of an aircraft, comprising a fixed screen, a docking unit and a portable computer in order to display on the fixed screen in the cockpit information which is stored on the portable computer, wherein the docking unit comprises an embedded computer with... Agent: Trask Britt

20060282598 - Communication system, cycle master node and communication method: A communication system carrying out an isochronous transfer, includes a cycle master node and nodes connected with each other through a system bus. The cycle master node sets a cycle time of the isochronous transfer and transfers a cycle start packet onto the system bus for every the cycle time.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060282600 - Circuit for identifying cpu front side bus: A circuit for identifying a CPU Front Side Bus (FSB) is provided. In one preferred embodiment, the circuit includes a CPU, a north bridge, and a control circuit. The CPU has a plurality of Bus Speed Select (BSEL) ends for transmitting FSB BSEL signals. The north bridge also has a... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20060282599 - Sli adaptor card and method for mounting the same to motherboard: A method for securely mounting an SLI adaptor card to a motherboard and a motherboard having an SO-DIMM DDR2 memory module connector that can securely adapt an SLI adaptor card. The motherboard has a chip set supporting a PCI-Express interface and an SLI adaptor unit mainly comprising an SO-DIMM DDR2... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060282601 - Information processing apparatus and power-saving controlling method: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first bridge circuit which communicates with a processor and a storage section, a second bridge circuit which communicates with the first bridge circuit, an external bus control section which communicates with the second bridge circuit and which uses one of... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20060282602 - Data transmission device and method thereof: A data transmission device and a method for the same are proposed. The data transmission device has a first storage device, a second storage device and a transmission control unit controlling the data transfer between a chip set, the first storage device and the second storage device. When the data... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060282603 - Expansion of cross-domain addressing for pci-express packets passing through non-transparent bridge: A PCI-Express compatible switch is provided with two or more, internal virtual buses. In one embodiment, at least one of the plural virtual buses is designated as a special bus that is limited to having no more than 16 devices on it even though the protocol allows for a maximum... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20060282604 - Methods and apparatus for processing graphics data using multiple processing circuits: Methods and apparatus for providing multiple graphics processing capacity, while utilizing unused integrated graphics processing circuitry on a bridge circuit along with an external or discrete graphics processing unit is disclosed. In particular, a bridge circuit includes an integrated graphics processing circuit configured to process graphics jobs. The bridge circuit... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20060282605 - High-speed internal bus architecture for an integrated circuit: An internal bus architecture capable of providing high speed inter-connection and inter-communication between modules connected in an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The internal bus architecture includes multiple interface units for interfacing with the modules of the ASIC and at least one basic modular unit... Agent: Nath & Associates

20060277324 - Apparatus, system, and method for automatically detecting a cable configuration: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automatically detecting a cable configuration. The apparatus for automatically detecting a cable configuration is provided with a logic unit containing a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of storing a unique cable identifier, reading the unique cable identifier...

20060277326 - Data transfer system and method: Disclosed is a low hysteresis center offset comparator, comprising a first switch device, a differential amplifier, a second switch device, a general comparator, a first inverter and a second inverter. By means of the components, a hysteresis window with the low hysteresis center offset may be formed with respect to...

20060277325 - Efficient data transmission system and method via direct memory access controller: Techniques for efficient data transmission via DMA Controller are disclosed. A data transmission system comprises a data source unit, a data destination unit, a CPU, a DMA command queue controller and a DMA controller. The data destination unit provides data required to be transmitted and the data destination unit is...

20060277327 - Apparatus and method to set signal compensation settings for a data storage device: A method is disclosed to set signal compensation settings for a data storage device comprising a first port and a second port, where that first port is interconnected to a first switch via a first communication pathway having a predetermined first length. The method determines first signal compensation settings based...

20060277328 - System and method for updating the firmware of a device in a storage network: A system and method is disclosed for managing access command transmitted to a storage controller during the period that a device coupled to the storage controller is undergoing a firmware update. The storage controller manages access commands directed to the storage controller so that the access command may be managed...

20060277329 - Method for reducing latency: Disclosed is a method for reducing latency between two clock domains in a digital electronic device. The time between a write to a queue position and a corresponding read of the queue position is reduced by up to one clock cycle by including a delay in the time before first...

20060277330 - Techniques for managing priority queues and escalation considerations in usb wireless communication systems: Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms and facilities are introduced into USB-based wireless Local Area Networking (LAN) communication systems. Techniques are provided for managing multiple priority queues in USB-based wireless communications systems, and for ensuring that lower priority traffic is not precluded from accessing the medium during sustained periods of use...

20060277331 - Communication using bit replication: A method of transmitting data over a serial communications interface may include transmitting, from a first device to a second device, a first sequence of bits over the serial communications interface at a first transmission rate. A second sequence of bits may be received by the first device. A third...

20060277339 - Communication apparatus, switching method, and switching program: To provide a communication apparatus which selectively performs a data transfer by differential signaling and a data transfer by single-ended signaling using a USB cable, where a USB host in the communication apparatus can recognize USB connection even when differential signaling is switched to single-ended signaling. The communication apparatus performs...

20060277337 - Conversion interface for memory device: A conversion interface of memory device is provided for converting a current operating command of a user's software program to an operating command capable of being executed by the memory device. The conversion interface includes a command decoding module and a command generating module. The command decoding module receives the...

20060277335 - Peripheral device for use with computer system: A peripheral device includes a housing, a first-type connector, a micro-controller and an adapter. The first-type connector includes first and second groups of pins. The micro-controller is electrically connected to the first and second groups of pins. When the second group of pins is detected to be in a first...

20060277336 - Portable audio player with alternative operation interface and expanded function: A portable audio player includes a built-in operation interface for inputting a first command therefrom and generating a first control signal in response to the first command; a main circuit for processing and optionally storing audio data; and a microcontroller in communication with the built-in operation interface, the main circuit...

20060277333 - Portable data storage device: A portable data storage device (100) for connection with an electronic device (51), the device (100) comprising: a first data connector (110) for connecting to a host port (50) of the electronic device (51), a second data connector (120) for connecting to a second portable data storage device (200), wherein...

20060277334 - Portable data storage device: A portable data storage device (100) for connection with an electronic device (51), the device (100) comprising: a first data connector (110) for connecting to a host port (50) of the electronic device (51), a second data connector (120) for connecting to a second portable data storage device (200), wherein...

20060277338 - Rugged computing module: A rugged computing module includes a microcontroller, flash memory, and at least one interface port. The flash memory is operatively coupled to the microcontroller, and at least a portion of the flash memory is used as a substitute for disk drive storage area, thereby eliminating moving parts in the computing...

20060277332 - Translation support system and program thereof: Included are a classified-translation outputting section 103A which outputs each translated text for each original text composing sentences to a translator terminal or a proofreader terminal in association with each original text in each classification, a translation-to-be-proofread registering section 103C which registers each translation in the translation target in a...

20060277340 - System and method for providing layered profiles: A system and method for configuring systems uses layered profiles. A separate profile is selected for multiple characteristics of a particular system. Each selected profile may then be used to generate a configuration layer associated with each selected profile. The system may then use multiple configuration layers to configure a...

20060277341 - Architecture for computer-implemented authentication and authorization: A computer-implemented method for controlling user access to secured data resources includes a step of inventorying data resources that are to be secured. Thereafter, a requirements data structure may be generated that includes one element mapped to each of the inventoried data resources, each element being configured to store a...

20060277343 - Internal extra expansion slot: An internal extra expansion slot for a server includes a baseboard, an expansion slot set, and an extra expansion slot. The expansion slot set is disposed on a portion of a card side of the baseboard, such that expansion slots are parallel to each other. The extra expansion slot is...

20060277342 - Modules and backplanes: Embodiments of a module and backplane are presented herein....

20060277345 - High frequency bus system: A high frequency bus system insures uniform arrival times of high-fidelity signals to the devices on the high frequency bus, despite the use of the bus on modules and connectors. A first bus segment has one or more devices connected to it between a first and a second end. A...

20060277344 - Information processing apparatus and controlling method thereof: According to one embodiment, a state shift of a state machine is stored in BIOS-ROM as history information and a state of the state machine is controlled by CPU to be shifted to a specific state or not to be shifted thereto, in accordance with the history information....

20060277346 - Port adapter for high-bandwidth bus: A port adapter for connecting zero or more network interfaces to a host system having a SPI-4 bus is disclosed. The port adapter comprises zero or more network interfaces; a SPI-4 bus coupled to a host system to provide a communication channel between the host and the network interfaces; a...

20060277347 - Raid system for performing efficient mirrored posted-write operations: A bus bridge on a primary RAID controller receives user write data from a host and writes the data to its write cache and also broadcasts the data over a high speed link (e.g., PCI-Express) to a secondary RAID controller's bus bridge, which writes the data to its mirroring write...

20060277348 - Scalable dma remapping on a computer bus: A system for addressing bus components comprises a bus controller component that controls access between a CPU and a memory address space. A plurality of bus components connected to said bus controller over a bus are addressable via a memory mapped address within the address space. An address translation table...

20060277349 - Method of accessing information and system therefor: A method is disclosed whereby a priority amongst transactions capable of being processed at a common time is determined based upon a transaction identifier associated with each of the transaction. The transaction identifier can either directly indicate a priority amongst the transactions, or use to index storage locations that indicate...