Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/output inventions 06/08

20080155128 - Storage apparatus having virtual-to-actual device addressing scheme: A storage apparatus includes a storage unit and a controller, wherein control of inputting/outputting data from/to a device provided in said storage unit is executed in accordance with a request received by said storage apparatus. An actual device of the storage apparatus corresponds to a virtual device which is external... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080155129 - Remotely configured media device: A portable wireless communications subscriber audio and/or video player apparatus and system and method for selecting, requesting, downloading, and playing audio and/or video data content files from an Internet-based database server. The wireless link is preferably implemented in accordance with the WiFi protocol, which allows connectivity to the Internet by... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman Pc

20080155130 - Apparatus, method and computer readable medium for disambiguating commands with respect to logical protocols: An apparatus, method and computer readable medium for disambiguating commands with respect to logical protocols is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, commands are disambiguated in accordance with an extent of device usage since a most recent device reset event. In some embodiments, commands are disambiguated in accordance with one or... Agent: Mark M. Friedman

20080155131 - Image display device for controlling external device through registration of control ownership and method thereof: An image display device that controls an external device and a method therefore are provided. The image display device includes an interface unit which is connected to an external device, a determining unit which determines whether another external device that has a control ownership of the external device exists, and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080155132 - Device connecting method, information apparatus, and device connecting program recording medium: According to one embodiment, plural devices of a model supported by a device driver installed in a personal computer are automatically associated with one wireless communication port. Accordingly, even when various devices exist within a range capable of Bluetooth communication, for example, when a user newly places a portable printer... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080155133 - Storage apparatus, storage apparatus control method, and recording medium of storage apparatus control program: A storage apparatus having a plurality of storage units for storing data comprises: a detecting module for detecting status information indicative of the operation environment of said storage apparatus; a controlling module for accessing said data in said storage unit, said controlling module performing processing in accordance with said status... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080155134 - Automatically disabling input/output signal processing based on the required multimedia format: A system and method operable to automatically disable input/output signal processing based on the required data format is provided. The need for an input/output module, such as an encoder, required to process input signal having a first data format (i.e. multimedia format) and produce an output signal having a second... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080155135 - Methods and apparatus for interfacing between a host processor and a coprocessor: In one aspect, an interface adapted to transfer data between a host processor and an external coprocessor is provided. The interface may be adapted to operate in a plurality of write modes, wherein in a first write mode the write operation is transferred across the interface in two clock cycles... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080155136 - Memory controller, computer, and data read method: A memory controller connected with a first memory module and a second memory module each holding the same data, which includes a command issuing unit and an output unit. The command issuing unit issues a read command so that a data read order for the first memory module is different... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080155137 - Processing an input/output request on a multiprocessor system: A method and system for processing an input/output request on a multiprocessor computer system comprises pinning a process down to a processor issuing the input/output request. An identity of the processor is passed to a device driver which selects a device adapter request queue whose interrupt is bound to the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080155138 - Datapipe cpu register array: A system for data processing comprises a host circuit (104) and an integrated circuit (102), the host circuit (104) being external to the integrated circuit (102). The integrated circuit (102) includes a plurality of programming elements (300), each element (300) including a host interface (606) for receiving data and a... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080155139 - Queue management mechanism in a network processor: According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes selecting a first of a plurality of programmable interrupt enable registers, a controller determining for the first register whether there interrupts at a queue manager to be processed by a processor, the processor reading an interrupt status register within... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080155140 - System and program for buffering work requests: Disclosed is a technique for buffering work requests. It is determined that a work request is about to be placed into an in-memory structure. When the in-memory structure is not capable of storing the work request, a work request ordering identifier for the work request is stored into an overflow... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP Attn: Ibm54

20080155141 - Method and apparatus for data transfer: A memory system and method according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a memory and an adaptive timing system for controlling access to the memory. The adaptive timing system captures data in a data valid window (DVW) in a data signal. In one embodiment, the adaptive timing system... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (micron Technology, Inc.)

20080155142 - System for transmitting data between transmitter and receiver modules on a channel provided with a flow control link: A system for transmitting data includes a transmitter module, a receiver module and a channel provided with a flow control link between the transmitter and receiver modules. The channel provides a first control signal from the transmitter module to the receiver module, and a second control signal from the receiver... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.a.

20080155143 - Usb device and peripheral device: In a USB device comprising a plurality of functional modules that includes a control circuit for switching a functional module to be activated from among the functional modules included in the USB device according to a potential level of a power applied from a host connected to the USB device.... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080155144 - Control of a peripheral apparatus via a canopen interface: In a method for controlling peripheral apparatuses, as well as a correspondingly fashioned peripheral apparatus and an apparatus that is fashioned for use with peripheral apparatuses, as well as in a system, an object registry of a known CANopen interface is augmented by at least one license object through which... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080155145 - Discovery of a bridge device in a sas communication system: An embodiment of the present invention includes a communication system configured to conform to SAS standard and causing communication between one or more hosts and a SATA/SAS device. The communication system includes a multi-port bridge device including two or more SAS ports through which the bridge device communicates to hosts.... Agent: Law Offices Of Imam And Lsi Corporation

20080155146 - Broadcast router with multiple expansion capabilities: There is provided a broadcast router that includes at least one chassis adapted for a first, a second, and a third configuration. The first configuration (401 A) includes a plurality of input cards and no output cards. The second configuration (401 B) includes a plurality of output cards and no... Agent: Joseph J. Laks Thomson Licensing Llc

20080155147 - Situation understanding and intent-based analysis for dynamic information exchange: The system provides predictive error-checking and conflict resolution by comparing data contained in cognitive artifacts such as orders/instructions and reports against one another and against existing domain-specific databases, procedural and conceptual models, reasoning schemes, (in military domain specific applications, that would be terrain, weather, equipment, artillery, logistics, rules of engagement,... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080155148 - Cooperative communication of data: Embodiments of cooperative communication of data are presented herein.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, Pllc C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080155149 - Multi-path redundant architecture for fault tolerant fully buffered dimms: The present invention is directed to a multi-path redundant architecture for fault tolerant fully buffered dual inline memory modules (FB-DIMMs). The architecture includes: a FB-DIMM channel including a plurality of DIMM modules and a memory controller; a bidirectional serial memory bus for coupling the memory controller and the plurality of... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & Dalessandro Llc

20080155150 - Apparatus and method for providing a signal for transmission via a signal line: An apparatus for providing a signal for transmission via a signal line includes a controller circuit having an output for a signal indicating whether the signal line is or will be in an inactive state and a switching circuit coupled to the controller circuit and having an output coupled to... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080155151 - Programmable locking mechanism for secure applications in an integrated circuit: A programmable locking mechanism for use in an integrated circuit is disclosed. In particular, the programmable locking mechanism may include an access code storage circuit for storing a security access code and a code input register whose outputs feed a comparator circuit that generates a locking signal. The state of... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin Pllc

20080155152 - Methods and apparatus for requesting and receiving a print job at a printer: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for requesting and receiving print jobs over a communications network. In particular, the present invention enables a user to obtain print jobs at a location which may be unspecified, and which may be remote from the source of the print job. A... Agent: Law Office Of James Trosino

20080155153 - Device control apparatus: A device control apparatus includes a processor that operates according to software, a storage unit that stores privileged software which manages an interrupt to the processor from a device included in the device control apparatus, an OS storage unit that stores an Operation System for calling the privileged software from... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080155154 - Method and system for coalescing task completions: Certain aspects of a method and system for coalescing task completions may include coalescing a plurality of completions per connection associated with an I/O request. An event may be communicated to a global event queue, and an entry may be posted to the global event queue for a particular connection... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080155156 - Bridgeless switchless pcie expansion: A device, system and method adapted to expand a high speed data bus, such as a PCI Express (PCIe) bus, over a serial link with an expansion unit having a high speed data bus, such as a PCIe bus, without using a bridging or switching device. One primary advantage of... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20080155155 - Changeable functionality in a broadcast router: There is provided a broadcast router that includes a plurality of input cards, a plurality of output cards, at least one programmable device, and a configuration control card. The plurality of input cards input data into the broadcast router. The plurality of output cards output the data from the broadcast... Agent: Joseph J. Laks Thomson Licensing Llc

20080155157 - Hot-swappable multi-configuration modular network service system: A method and apparatus for a hot swappable media interface card capable of layer-1 processing is described. The media interface card transmits and receives physical layer network traffic with a main board. The main board performs media access control layer transformation.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080155158 - Pci interface card: An exemplary PCI interface card includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of testing points arranged thereon, and a connecting portion configured to engage in a PCI connector of a motherboard. The connecting portion protrudes from the printed circuit board, and has a plurality of golden fingers disposed thereon.... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080155159 - Integrated communication and information processing system: An apparatus and method is disclosed for integrating an information processing system and a portable communication device. A first information processing system is coupled to a second information processing system through a connection such as a dock, cable, or wireless link. Once coupled, an interface connection manager is implemented to... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile. LLP

20080155160 - Block-based data striping to flash memory: In various embodiments, options for data striping to FLASH memory are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an SATA to ATA bridge, an ATA to USB bridge coupled to the SATA to ATA bridge, and a USB interface coupled to the ATA to USB bridge.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080155162 - Power control by a multi-port bridge device: An embodiment of the present invention includes a communication system configured to conform to SATA and/or SAS standards and causing communication between one or more hosts and a SATA device. A multi-port bridge device is in communication with the one or more hosts through at least one link, the bridge... Agent: Law Offices Of Imam And Lsi Corporation

20080155161 - Smart cable option: This invention is about a short cable option. When PC accessories need to be repaired, replaced, cleaned or modified, a great deal of technical time is needed to remove, replace or clean the cables and accessories. This problem can be simplified by using short cables for PC accessories and connect... Agent: Clifton Broumand

20080155163 - Serial advanced technology attachment (sata) and serial attached small computer system interface (scsi) (sas) bridging: An embodiment of the present invention is disclosed to include a communication system configured to conform to SATA standard and causing communication between one or more hosts and a SATA device. The communication system, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a multi-port bridge device having a command... Agent: Law Offices Of Imam And Lsi Corporation

20080155165 - Computerized multiple input/output system combined with usb hub and wireless communication functions: A computerized multiple input/output system in which a computerized input device with a computerized hub system and a wireless communication hub inside create a mini-computerized communication command operation center by simultaneously and synchronously communicating with a computerized host device, a wireless handheld controller, and any computerized hub driven extensions that... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080155164 - Datapipe cpu register array and methods of use: A system for data processing comprises a host circuit (104) and an integrated circuit (102), the host circuit (104) being external to the integrated circuit (102). The integrated circuit (102) includes a plurality of programming elements (300), each element (300) including a host interface (606) for receiving data and a... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080147886 - Methods and systems for providing peripheral device services: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for providing peripheral device services requiring external sub-services.... Agent: Krieger Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080147887 - System and method for migrating stateless virtual functions from one virtual plane to another: A system and method for migration of stateless virtual functions from one virtual plane to another are provided. When a migration of a source virtual function to a destination virtual function in another virtual plane is to be performed, a source single root PCI manager (SR-PCIM) is first interrupted by... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.c.

20080147888 - Address handling: One exemplary method of assigning addresses in two or more address spaces with address fields of different lengths comprises defining address types, assigning a value to first bits at the high ends of the address fields to identify a first said address type, assigning second bits at the low ends... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080147890 - Facilitating access to status and measurement data associated with input/output processing: Input/output processing is facilitated by readily enabling access to information associated with input/output processing. This information includes status information and measurement data provided by a control unit executing input/output commands. The status and measurement data are provided in a status control block identified in a transport control word, which is... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.c.

20080147889 - Facilitating input/output processing by using transport control words to reduce input/output communications: Input/output processing is facilitated by reducing communications between input/output communications adapters and control units during input/output processing. The number of exchanges and sequences between an input/output communications adapter and control unit is reduced by sending a plurality of commands from the adapter to the control unit as a single entity... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.c.

20080147891 - I/o adapter lpar isolation in a hypertransport environment: Disclosed are a data processing system and a method of isolating a plurality of input/output adapter units of that system. The data processing system comprises, in addition to the input/output adapter units, a set of processors, a host bridge, and a system bus connecting the set of processors and the... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.c.

20080147892 - Modifying host input/output (i/o) activity to allow a storage drive to which i/o activity is directed to access requested information: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture to process communications between a host and storage drive having a storage media. An Input/Output (I/O) request is received from the host directed to the storage media that requires requested information be sent to the storage drive to use to execute... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Ibm37

20080147893 - Scsi i/o coordinator: A Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) input/output (I/O) coordinator of an apparatus in an example caches in memory local to the SCSI I/O coordinator one or more I/O request contexts stored in memory non-local to the SCSI I/O coordinator.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080147894 - Method for reading input/output port data: A method for reading input/output port data is provided. In the present method, a write trap procedure is enabled so that the data is stored in a buffer first when there is data to be written in the input/output port. Then, a read trap procedure is enabled so that the... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080147895 - Apparatus, system, and method for automating adapter replacement: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automating adapter replacement. An input module receives an identification of a first adapter. A storage configuration module removes the first adapter from a storage subsystem configuration. A host configuration module adds the second adapter to the host operating system configuration. In one... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20080147900 - Image processing device and control method thereof: An image processing device, which can communicate with a distributor distributing setting information to plural image processors, comprises: a first receiver to receive, from the distributor, start information indicating that the distributor starts distributing the setting information to the plural image processors including the image processing device; a second receiver... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080147897 - Memory controller including a dual-mode memory interconnect: A memory controller including a dual-mode memory interconnect includes an input/output (I/O) circuit including a plurality of input buffers and a plurality of output drivers. The I/O circuit may be configured to operate in one of a first mode and a second mode dependent upon a state of a mode... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel (amd)

20080147896 - Method, electronic device, computer program product and circuit assembly for memory allocation: A method, electronic device, computer program product and circuit assembly are provided for allocating memory to one or more peripheral devices based on parameters specific to the peripheral device and/or the electronic device to which the peripheral device is being connected. These parameters may be provided to the electronic device... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080147899 - Portable universal serial bus memory devices and methods for using such devices: Portable USB memory modules or devices and methods for using such devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a portable memory module can include a housing having a CompactFlash card form factor and one or more flash memory devices carried by the housing. The portable memory module can also include... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080147898 - System and method for configuring an endpoint based on specified valid combinations of functions: A system and method for registering combinations of physical and/or virtual functions for configuring an endpoint are provided. With the system and method, a mechanism informs a management component of a multifunction endpoint's functional combinations. The management component may then use this information to select the functional combinations that are... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.c.

20080147901 - Method and apparatus for interfacing to an integrated circuit that employs multiple interfaces: In one embodiment, the disclosed methodology and apparatus involves an integrated circuit that includes multiple interfaces. Each of the interfaces couples to a respective set of registers or storage elements on the integrated circuit. A bridge circuit on the integrated circuit switchably couples the two interfaces together such that one... Agent: Mark P. Kahler

20080147902 - Monitoring device, semiconductor integrated circuit, and monitoring method: A transfer-indication storage unit indicates an address and a data length of data to be transferred by a DMA circuit. An expected value table refers to a transfer indication of the transfer-indication storage unit and stores therein expected values of the address and the data length of the data to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080147907 - Direct memory access controller: A system has at least one bus, a central processing unit (CPU) coupled with the bus, a memory coupled with the bus, a direct memory access (DMA) controller having a plurality of DMA channels and operating independently from the CPU and being coupled with the bus, wherein for access to... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20080147906 - Dma transferring system, dma controller, and dma transferring method: A DMA transferring system with a plurality of devices, the devices being connected to each other by a data transmission line, where DMA transferring is performed among the devices includes a DMA controller provided in each of the devices performing the DMA transferring and configured to implement a DMA command... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080147903 - Method and apparatus for implementing commands in input/output (io) hub: Method and apparatus implementing commands in an input/output (IO) hub includes a programmable command generator having an input coupled to an external interface and an output providing commands. The programmable command generator selectively couples commands in a path between a front end of the IO hub and an IO hub... Agent: Ibm Corporation Rochester Ip Law Dept 917

20080147905 - Method and system for generating a dma controller interrupt: In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a computer system comprises a CPU, and a DMA controller coupled to the CPU for data transfer via a data transfer interrupt mechanism. According to a feature of the present invention, an interrupt coalescing unit couples the DMA controller to the... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, Llc

20080147904 - System and method for communication between host systems using a socket connection and shared memories: A system and method for communication between host systems using a socket connection and shared memories are provided. With such socket-based communication, a work queue in the host systems may be used to listen for incoming socket initialization requests. A first host system that wishes to establish a socket communication... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.c.

20080147908 - Direct memory access controller with error check: A direct memory access (DMA) controller may comprise a DMA bus, a memory coupled to the DMA bus, a DMA engine coupled with the DMA bus, a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) module coupled with the DMA engine, and a bus interface coupled to the DMA engine and the CRC module.... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20080147909 - Remote usb protocol for a heterogeneous system: Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system are described. In some embodiments, a host platform may receive a first USB command from a client platform, wherein the first USB command notifies the host platform that a USB device is plugged into the client platform. The host platform may further create a... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080147910 - Provisional load sharing buffer for reducing hard disk drive (hdd) activity and improving reliability and lifetime: The present invention is directed towards reducing hard disk drive (HDD) activity by sharing the buffering activity between a provisional load sharing buffer (PLSB) and a time shift buffer (TSB). The HDD may be included in a digital host communications terminal (DHCT). Initially, the PLSB buffers initial streaming programs to... Agent: Scientific-atlanta, Inc. Intellectual Property Dept. Ms 4.3.518

20080147911 - Pen drive having integral file transfer capability and method of operation thereof: A pen drive and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the pen drive has a body and includes: (1) a nonvolatile main memory, (2) a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port coupled to the nonvolatile main memory and including a USB plug, (3) a power source, (4) a... Agent: Hitt Gaines P.c.

20080147912 - Projector, projection display system, and corresponding method and recording medium: In response to a requirement of transferring a file from a personal computer PC to a projector 10 that is output by dragging and dropping a corresponding file icon onto a projector icon, a CPU 50 requires setting of a password. The CPU 50 maps the preset password to a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080147913 - Interfacing incompatible signaling using generic i/o and interrupt routines: A method for interfacing single transfer and burst transfer components, comprising: processing transfer completion of a byte in burst transfer as an interrupt; maintaining the current state of signal lines to prevent occurrence of next interrupt; copying the transferred byte from buffer to memory; and allowing next interrupt; and enabling... Agent: Kyocera Technology Development Intellectual Property Administration

20080147916 - Data synchronization method of data buffer device: In a data synchronization method for use in a multilane data buffer device including at least a first data buffer in a first lane and a second data buffer in a second lane, when there is a first invalid data transmitted in the first lane to be written into the... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080147914 - Device and method of data transfer: Data transfer between different clock domains occurs through a FIFO. The relative number of read and write FIFO access cycles to the FIFO is controlled to maintain a desired latency.... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080147915 - Management of memory buffers for computer programs: A method and apparatus for management of memory buffers for computer programs. An embodiment of a method includes executing a computer program, the computer program including one or more threads. A buffer pool is created to hold one or more memory buffers for the operation of the computer program. Upon... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080147917 - Method and apparatus for maintaining synchronization of audio in a computing system: A new audio playback architecture may be used, which allows the use of much larger buffering than that used by a typical audio subsystem in a computing system to improve power efficiency of the system and at the same time allows to maintain the quality (e.g., fidelity and responsiveness) of... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080147918 - Method and apparatus for maintaining synchronization of audio in a computing system: A new audio playback architecture may be used, which allows the use of much larger buffering than that used by a typical audio subsystem in a computing system to improve power efficiency of the system and at the same time allows to maintain the quality (e.g., fidelity and responsiveness) of... Agent: Guojun Zhou Intel Corporation

20080147919 - Semiconductor memory device: A semiconductor memory device is capable of reducing a leakage current applied to data input circuits and preventing malfunction during a test condition. The device includes a first data input circuit for receiving a first data signal, a second data input circuit for receiving a second data signal and providing... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080147920 - System and method for increasing input/output throughput in a data storage system: There is provided a system and a method for increasing input/output (“I/O”) throughput in a data storage system. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising determining an owning controller associated with each of a plurality of storage units of a storage system, receiving an I/O transaction... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080147921 - Data transfer between a master and slave: A data processing apparatus comprising at least one initiator operable to communicate with at least one recipient via a bus; said at least one initiator comprising an output port for sending data to said bus and an input port for receiving data from said bus; said data processing apparatus further... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080147924 - Chipset agnostic apparatus and method for serial communication bus port disablement: An information handling system (IHS) includes a host computer with a downstream facing host computer serial communication bus port and a serial communication bus host controller, wherein the controller is configured to detect a serial communication bus device connected to the downstream facing host computer serial communication bus port, wherein... Agent: Andrea E. Tran Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20080147926 - Interface conversion device: An interface conversion device is provided to connect a peripheral device and a serial peripheral interface (SPI) of the CPU by using a complex programmable logic device. The peripheral device transmits data to the complex programmable logic device. The complex programmable logic device receives the data by using a universal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080147922 - Kvm switch: A KVM switch is disclosed. The KVM switch comprises a HUB capable of switching along with a console unit to connect to a computer host or regularly connect to the computer host by pressing a hot-key command or a OSD (on screen display) of the KVM according to the user's... Agent: June-on Co., Ltd.

20080147927 - Storage device interface and storage device with the same: A storage device interface is provided, which includes a device end interface and a device end serial interface, wherein the device end interface and the device end serial interface are disposed in a microprocessor, such that the microprocessor activates one of the device end interface and the device end serial... Agent: Apex Juris, Pllc Tracy M Heims

20080147923 - Supplemental communication interface: In some implementations, an apparatus includes a first interface having a communication channel through which data is transmitted to or received from a target device and a first control register that is configured to control, based at least in part on its contents, transmission or reception of data through the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080147925 - System and method for distributed address translation in virtualized information handling systems: Virtualization of I/O devices to support operation of plural virtual machines on a host information handling system is managed with distributed translation agents that translate addresses generated from I/O devices according to mapping defined by a virtual machine monitor. The translation agents reside in the host I/O subsystem, such as... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20080147928 - Transparent support of multiple bus interfaces on a device: A system and method for seamlessly switching between various bus interfaces on a device, regardless of the application using the device. The change of the bus interface being used is completely transparent to the application using the device. A system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention creates... Agent: The Law Office Of Deepti Panchawagh - Jain

20080147929 - Smart device hub: The present invention is a system and method for seamlessly and transparently combining or collectively processing different multimedia sources and/or destinations in the computer world, where such combining is independent of the application using and/or providing the multimedia data. A device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention... Agent: The Law Office Of Deepti Panchawagh - Jain

20080147931 - Data striping to flash memory: In various embodiments, options for data striping to FLASH memory are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an SATA to ATA bridge, an ATA to USB bridge coupled to the SATA to ATA bridge, and a USB interface coupled to the ATA to USB bridge.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080147935 - Digital memory storage hub: A digital memory storage hub includes a USB mass storage controller having a daisy chain component, a male USB interface connected to the USB mass storage controller, and a plurality of interfaces for digital memory devices, each of the plurality of interfaces being connected to the USB mass storage controller.... Agent: Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center

20080147933 - Dual-channel network storage management device and method: A dual-channel network storage management device and method is presented, in which a connected host node and two hard disk/compact disk connection ports, on their connected host node, can access multiple hard disk devices through a network channel. In the network storage management device, a buffer memory unit is used... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080147930 - Multi-layer hard disk mounting arrangement of an atca card assembly: An ATCA card assembly, which includes a rear transition module mounted on and electrically connected to a circuit board and having an electric connecting portion at one side, a holder frame mounted on the rear transition module to hold multiple hard disk drives in a stack, and an adapter, which... Agent: Adlink Technology Inc.

20080147932 - Storage system and control method thereof: A storage system with excellent failure tolerance is provided. The storage system has redundant controllers. A first controller has a first memory for storing the data read/written from/to a storage device and control information concerning the reading/writing of data in the storage device. A second controller has a second memory... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080147934 - Storage system for back-end communications with other storage system: In a first and second storage system, first and second switching apparatuses are interposed between a first and second controller and a storage device. At least one of the first and second switching apparatuses comprises a shared memory. The constitution is such that the first and second controllers communicate with... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080147936 - Chip for use with both high-speed bus and low-speed bus and operation method thereof: A chip for use with both a high-speed bus and a low-speed bus in a computer system includes a test control unit recorded therein a preset address data for determining a transmission path of an external signal in a test mode of the chip; an upstream control unit for transmitting... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080147937 - System and method for hot-plug/remove of a new component in a running pcie fabric: A system and method for hot-plug/remove of a new component in a running communication fabric, such as a PCIe fabric, are provided. With the system and method, the addition of a new component in the fabric is detected and an event is sent to a multiple root fabric configuration manager.... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.c.

20080147938 - System and method for communication between host systems using a transaction protocol and shared memories: A system and method for communication between host systems using a transaction protocol and shared memories are provided. Shared memories are initialized based on a discovery process in a communication fabric such that at least one endpoint has address ranges in shared memories of at least two host systems. A... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.c.

20080147939 - Broadcasting data on a peripheral component interconnect bus: A method for broadcasting data on a peripheral component interconnect bus includes coupling at least one master agent, at least one responding target agent and at least one snooping target agent to the peripheral component interconnect bus, transmitting a standard PCI master agent signal from the master agent to the... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080147940 - Method and apparatus for controlling a shared bus: Methods and apparatus for controlling a shared bus. The shared bus is shared between a volatile memory device via a nonvolatile memory interface of the volatile memory and two or more nonvolatile memory controllers. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request from a first nonvolatile memory controller of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP Gero Mcclellan / Qimonda

20080147941 - Dynamic 12c slave device address decoder: Consistent with one example embodiment, a communications system uses an I2C serial data transfer bus that has a serial data line (110) and a clock line (120) used to implement a communications protocol. The communications system includes a slave device having address pins (400), each coupled to the serial data... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080147942 - Method to perform parallel data migration in a clustered storage environment: A clustered storage array consists of multiple nodes coupled to one or more storage systems. The nodes provide a LUN-device for access by a client. The LUN-device maps to a source logical unit corresponding to areas of storage on the one or more storage systems. A target logical unit corresponds... Agent: Guerin & Rodriguez, LLP

20080147944 - Arbiter device and arbitration method: An arbiter device arbitrating resource requests received at a plurality of input ports is proposed, which comprises an arbiter circuit that selects an input port to which a resource request is to be granted and successively grants a number of resource requests received at the selected input port.... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower

20080147943 - System and method for migration of a virtual endpoint from one virtual plane to another: A system and method for migration of a virtual endpoint from one virtual plane to another are provided. With the system and method, when a management application requests migration of a virtual endpoint (VE) from one virtual plane (VP) to another, a fabric manager provides an input/output virtualization intermediary (IOVI)... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.c.

20080147945 - Parallel memory migration: A method and apparatus is described herein for performing parallel memory migration, as well as execution of management tasks over a plurality of management window. Handlers are dispatched to multiple resources, such as cores or threads, to determine a proper memory migration handler. Each resource, during a management mode, executes... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080147946 - Interrupt controller: An interrupt controller has an interrupt register unit receiving a plurality of interrupt source signals, an interrupt detector coupled to the interrupt register unit, a counter unit coupled to the interrupt detector, wherein on the first occurrence of an interrupt source signal the counter unit defines a time window during... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20080147947 - Method for dynamically allocating interrupt pins: A method for dynamically allocating interrupt pins is provided. The present method is used for allocating a plurality of interrupt pins of a control chip. In the present method, a hardware routing table is read first and a plurality of slots that have used the interrupt pins is found out... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080147949 - Control microcomputer verification device and vehicle-mounted control device: The present invention offers an advanced control software verification technology, particularly, an assertion-based verification technology, by providing a control microcomputer verification device and vehicle-mounted control device that exhibit improved verification efficiency. Assertion-based verification is performed with a verification device that has a hardware configuration in which the verification device is... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080147948 - Method for restoring system configuration information of a network attached storage: A method for restoring system configuration information of a network attached storage includes the steps of: setting system configuration information of an network attached storage as a backup file; registering an interrupt handler; pressing down an input key (16) to turn off a power switch (K1) and generate an interrupt... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080147950 - Flash memory card test device with multiple interfaces: A flash memory card test device with multiple interfaces is disclosed. The flash memory card test device comprises at least one connection interface adaptor board and a test circuit board. The test circuit board is adopted for determining a specification of a flash memory to be tested and transmitting a... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080147951 - On-chip bus: This disclosure involves an on-chip bus architecture involving an on-chip bus that includes a collector node and at least one device node. Each device node is in communication with an on-chip device. The collector node is capable of conducting multiple outstanding transactions with a plurality of on-chip devices over the... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080147952 - Architecture for a physical interface of a high speed front side bus: A high speed computer processor system includes a high speed interface for a graphics processor. In a preferred embodiment, the high speed interface includes a front side bus (FSB) that interfaces to a similar high speed interface on the graphics processor.... Agent: Martin & Associates, Llc

20080147953 - Automated processing device and equipment lockdown: Various embodiments described herein provide systems, methods, and software to enable operation of one or more devices, workstations, equipment, controls, and other items only when an authorized operator or user is within a certain proximity of the item. Some of these embodiments include a peripheral device or control connection interface... Agent: James M. Stover Teradata Corporation

20080147954 - Crossbar arithmetic and summation processor: A processor includes a crossbar array including row wires and column wires wherein bit patterns representative of numerical values are stored in a plurality of columns of the crossbar array in the form of high or low resistance states. An output unit electrically connected to the rows of the crossbar... Agent: Blaise Mouttet

20080140865 - Integrated paper and computer-based testing administration system: P

20080140867 - Apparatus for non-disruptively disconnecting a peripheral device: An electronic device for non-disruptively disconnecting a peripheral device is disclosed. The electronic device has a communication bus. The communication bus has a first logical layer for interacting with a peripheral device. The first logical layer is configured to be adjacent to a second logical layer on a peripheral device.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080140869 - Circuits and methods for correcting errors in downloading firmware: An electronic device operating using firmware can include a nonvolatile memory and an interface circuit that is configured to receive a firmware data signal transmission from external to the electronic device, where the firmware data signal includes error correction codes. An error correction circuit is coupled to the interface circuit... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080140868 - Methods and systems for automatic configuration of peripherals: Peripherals and data processing systems are disclosed which can be configured to interact based upon sensor data. In one embodiment, a peripheral, which is configured to be used with a data processing system, includes an interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system, and at least one sensor,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080140866 - System and method for migrating domains from one physical data processing system to another: A system and method for migrating domains from one physical data processing system to another are provided. With the system and method, domains may be assigned direct access to physical I/O devices but in the case of migration, the I/O devices may be converted to virtual I/O devices without service... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.c.

20080140870 - Method for configuring field devices: A method is disclosed for configuring field devices in a process automation system in which the field devices are connected to other automation components via a field bus. In order to minimize the load on the field bus, the actual configuration of each field device is stored as a copy... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080140871 - Apparatus and method for performing auxiliary functions when electronics are switched to hold: A method and an apparatus for automatically performing auxiliary functions of an electronic device when the device is switched to hold mode. The apparatus includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores a table that includes conditions to perform the auxiliary functions in an electronic device.... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080140872 - Apparatus and method for dynamically providing hub or host operations: An apparatus and method for coupling a host computer to one or more peripherals or for coupling peripherals to one another. In one example, the apparatus includes a hub having an upstream port for coupling with the host computer and one or more downstream ports for coupling with the one... Agent: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Pc

20080140874 - Diagnostic procedure and device for a field bus system: The invention relates to a computer-implemented diagnostic procedure for a field bus system in which bus users exchange data via a field bus in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol, the data being exchanged in the form of data packets, comprising the following procedural steps: (a) recording states of the... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080140873 - Safe removal of external device from computing device: In some embodiments a computing device includes a coupler that is able to be coupled to an external device, and an eject button to signal the computing device that a user wishes to safely uncouple the external device from the computing device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080140875 - Data access method: A data access method for use in a system driver of a computer system using direct memory access (DMA) for data transmission between the system driver, a device in the computer system, and random access memory (RAM) includes the steps of requesting the computer system for a predetermined number of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080140876 - Dma transfer apparatus, data transfer control method, and data transfer control program: A direct memory access (DMA) transfer apparatus configured to sequentially read, into a register, at least one transfer setting value for data transfer stored in a memory and to perform DMA transfer processing based on the read transfer setting value includes a unit configured to receive a No Operation (NOP)... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080140877 - Io adapter and data transferring method using the same: An IO adapter for guaranteeing the data transfer bandwidth on each capsule interface when multiple capsule interfaces jointly share the DMA engine of the IO adapter. An IO driver containing a capsule interface information table including bandwidth information and for setting the forming status of a pair of capsule interfaces... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080140878 - System and method for peripheral device communications: A host device includes a peripheral control module that includes a first memory register that receives data from a first memory and a direct memory access (DMA) module that communicates with the first memory. The host device also includes a host control module that receives data from the first memory.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20080140879 - Apparatus and methods for controlling memory access responsive to an ata transmission parameter: A memory system includes a memory and a memory controller coupled to the memory and configured to be connected to an advanced technology attachment (ATA) host, the memory controller including a memory interface configured to access to the memory and configured to control an access cycle to the memory by... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080140880 - Controlling a semiconductor device: A semiconductor device and a control method thereof that include a memory cell array having a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells and a control circuit. The control circuit starts a first operation of the memory cells in a part of the region of the memory cell array when a first... Agent: Spansion Llc C/o Murabito , Hao & Barnes LLP

20080140881 - Method and apparatus for storage command and data router: An interconnecting unit and method for data communication between a plurality of computer hosts and a plurality of storage devices. The interconnecting unit couples the hosts to the storage devices and enables the data communication. The interconnection includes a plurality device control units. Each of the device control unit allows... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, Pc

20080140882 - Interface controller, method for controlling read access, and information processing apparatus provided with the interface controller: An interface controller connected to a read request device which performs a read request to a storage device stored with data, includes a receiving buffer which stores a read response of said storage device with respect to the read request sent from said read request device; and a control unit... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080140883 - Parallel data transfer in solid-state storage: A process of data storage utilizing a data management system that transfers data between a host system and multiple storage devices through multiple channels. The data management system receives data from the host system and writes the data as data segments to the multiple storage devices. Each data segment may... Agent: Stec, Inc.

20080140884 - Canary bit: A computer processor protects a protected word in computer readable memory by employing a canary word in the same buffer as the protected word that is protected by a secure bit and/or by employing a canary bit that directly protects the protected word. A bit setting module marks the protected... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080140885 - Apparatus and method for detecting high speed usb device: An apparatus and method for detecting when a high-speed USB device has been connected on a USB data line (12). The detection is achieved by detecting the occurrence of a full-speed idle condition and single ended zero (SE0) condition and at least two edges of a chirp sequence at 400... Agent: Keyghost Limited

20080140886 - Mobile information communication apparatus, connection unit for mobile information communication apparatus, and external input/output unit for mobile information communication apparatus: [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A mobile information communication apparatus comprising a data processing means for sending plotting command/data to a display control means that controls the pixels of a display panel belonging to the mobile information communication apparatus; wherein an interface means is provided which receives the plotting command/data generated... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080140887 - Enhanced communication via a serial interface: This invention relates to a method, a computer program product, an apparatus and a system enabling a communication between a first electronic device and a compatible second electronic device via the identification (ID) pin of a serial interface of the first electronic device.... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080140888 - Virtual placeholder configuration for distributed input/output modules: A modular distributed I/O system for an industrial automation network that allows one or more modules of an island to be omitted without requiring reconfiguration of the system by maintaining a consistent I/O image representation of the distributed I/O network for various physical distributed I/O configurations, and managing reconfiguration changes... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group (b&w)

20080140889 - Method and apparatus for generating and detecting initialization patterns for high speed dram systems: A method and apparatus for determining the characteristics of a communications channel within a high speed memory system includes generating a first signal having a known and repeating pattern and generating a second signal having a pseudo-random pattern. The first and second signals are combined to produce a combined signal.... Agent: Jones Day

20080140890 - Electronic circuit arrangement for detecting a failing clock: The invention relates to an electronic circuit arrangement (300) comprising a clock fail circuit (302) arranged for receiving a clock signal circuit (303) and generating an error signal upon the absence of the clock signal. The electronic circuit arrangement (300) further comprises an asynchronous processor (301) arranged for receiving said... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080140891 - Common access ring system: A common access ring (CAR) architecture that supports multiple masters and slaves is provided. One or more masters may make a request on the ring at the same time, such that multiple transactions are simultaneously pending. Moreover, multiple masters may simultaneously make a request to the same slave. However, each... Agent: Bever, Hoffman & Harms, LLP

20080140892 - Common access ring/sub-ring system: A common access ring (CAR) architecture that supports multiple masters and slaves is provided. One or more masters may make a request on the ring at the same time, such that multiple transactions are simultaneously pending. Moreover, multiple masters may simultaneously make a request to the same slave. However, each... Agent: Bever, Hoffman & Harms, LLP

20080140893 - Prioritization of out-of-order data transfers on shared data bus: Uncontested priority is provided to out-of-order data transfers over in-order data transfers on a data bus shared by a plurality of memory requesters. By always granting priority to out-of-order transfers such as deferred read data transfers over in-order transfers such as write and/or cache-to-cache data transfers, it is assured that... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, L.l.p. (ibm)

20080140894 - Bus arbitration controller with reduced energy consumption: A device that includes: a first bus, connected between a first logic and a first circuit; a group of second buses connected between the first logic and between multiple non-high impedance circuit access logics associated with multiple circuits; wherein each circuit access logic is adapted to: (i) provide to the... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20080140895 - Systems and arrangements for interrupt management in a processing environment: Methods and arrangements for managing interrupts in a processing system are disclosed. The method can determine an indication of an interrupt request from a peripheral entity, identify the peripheral entity associated with the indication, count occurrences of the indications; and flag the peripheral entity in response to the counted occurrences.... Agent: Ibm Coporation (rtp) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson Pllc

20080140896 - Processor and interrupt controlling method: A processor includes: a plurality of processors; a process and status managing section which manages management information including information on statuses of the plurality of processors and priorities of processes being executed by the plurality of processors; a processing processor selecting section which selects one of the processors which is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080140897 - Efficient flushing of translation lookaside buffers in a multiprocessor environment: Various operations are disclosed for improving the operational efficiency of address mapping caches, such as translation lookaside buffers, in a multiprocessor environment. When an address mapping translation is invalidated, unnecessary address mapping cache flushes are avoided by signaling only those processors operating in a virtual machine monitor mode to flush... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080140899 - Address assignment and type recognition of serially interconnected memory devices of mixed type: A memory system architecture is provided in which a memory controller controls operations of memory devices in a serial interconnection configuration. The memory controller has an output serial interface for sending memory commands and an input serial interface for receiving memory responses for those memory commands requisitioning such responses. Each... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20080140898 - Computer bus power consuming device: A power-using device for drawing power over a communication and power bus is provided. The power-using device is adapted to draw only power from the communication and power bus, the bus being connected to a power supply and host computer. The power-using device is further capable of communicating with the... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080140900 - Memory module system: A memory module system, a method for operating a memory module system, and an adapter card is disclosed. One embodiment provides last one memory buffer device, and a first plug mechanism for connecting the adapter card to a memory module system, and a second plug mechanism for connecting the adapter... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080140901 - Safe removal of external device from computing device: In some embodiments an external device includes a coupler that is able to be coupled to a computing device, and an eject button to signal the computing device that a user wishes to safely uncouple the coupler from the computing device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080140902 - Multi-interfaced accessory device for use with host computing systems: A device includes two connectors for enabling connectivity and access of a data resource by a connected computer or computing system. Each connector may support a different communication port, and the device may include circuitry and/or other logic to support a data exchange protocol used with either kind of communication... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20080140903 - Composing on-chip interconnects with configurable interfaces: Embodiments of apparatuses, systems, and methods are described for a machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a machine, to cause the machine to generate a representation of an apparatus. The apparatus includes a bridge agent, a first interconnect, and a second interconnect. The bridge agent is... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20080140904 - Memory hub and method for memory system performance monitoring: A memory module includes a memory hub coupled to several memory devices. The memory hub includes at least one performance counter that tracks one or more system metrics—for example, page hit rate, number or percentage of prefetch hits, cache hit rate or percentage, read rate, number of read requests, write... Agent: Edward W. Bulchis, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20080133779 - Device and method for access time reduction by speculatively decoding non-memory read commands on a serial interface: An apparatus and method of speculatively decoding non-memory read commands. A command register and decoder, within the apparatus, compares high-order command bits provided on a serial bus with corresponding bits of recognized non-memory read commands. An early non-memory read command is asserted when incoming command bits match a non-memory read... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner / Atmel

20080133780 - Frequency converter: The invention relates to a frequency converter (1) comprising: a processor (2), a memory (3) containing software, which during operation of the frequency controller (1) is executed by said processor for controlling the operation of the frequency converter, and a serial interface (7). In order to provide a solution for... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080133781 - Transfer of media content from a personal video recorder to an external storage device: A personal video recorder (PVR) (10) comprises a receiving stage (12) which receives media content and an internal storage device (24) such as a hard-disk. The PVR has an interface (26) for connecting to an external storage device (30). The PVR is operable to receive an instruction to record content... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080133784 - Compressed report descriptors for usb devices: A method and apparatus for creating USB peripheral device report descriptors: A short, compressed, report descriptor is stored in a peripheral device. This short report descriptor is transmitted to a USB wireless bridge and combined with templates stored in the bridge to create a USP report descriptor. Power is saved... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c. - Cypress

20080133783 - Computer information panel: A computer information panel to display status information of computer hardware, or information of a software operation system or remote ends of a networks through a USB interface includes an information processing device to receive the information of a computer system, a display device coupling on the information processing device,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080133782 - Reception system and method of processing interface information: An improved reception system and a method of processing interface information are diclosed. The reception system includes a host and a card which can be detachably coupled to the host. The card makes a request for digital input/output interface status information to the host using a diagnostic function. The host... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080133785 - Optical pointing device and data transmission method thereof: Provided are an optical pointing device and a data transmission method thereof. The optical pointing apparatus includes: an optical pointing sensing part for receiving an image of a subject to output digital image data and a motion value; an input signal analysis part for receiving a command from the host... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080133786 - Memory access engine having multi-level command structure: A direct memory access system utilizing a local memory that stores a plurality of DMA command lists, each comprising at least one DMA command. A command queue can hold a plurality of entries, each entry comprising a pointer field and a sequence field. The pointer field points to one of... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080133787 - Method and apparatus for host messaging unit for peripheral component interconnect busmaster devices: Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) device contains Host Messaging Unit (HMU) which is operative to off load host processor and PCI device processor from PCI bus transfer overhead. HMU is configurable to asynchronously retrieve host processor commands from circular buffer, either by using polling or interrupt service techniques. Both host command... Agent: David W. Lynch Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel

20080133788 - External storage subsystem: A plurality of independent cache units and nonvolatile memory units are provided in a disk controller located between a host (central processing unit) and a magnetic disk drive. A plurality of channel units for controlling the data transfer to and from the central processing unit and a plurality of control... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080133789 - Devices, systems, and methods regarding a plc: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system, which can comprise a module communicatively coupled to a programmable logic controller (PLC). The module can comprise a transmission circuit and/or a receiving circuit. The module can be adapted to communicate with the PLC via 8B/10B encoded frames. A frame of the 8B/10B... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080133790 - Method of repeating data transmission between network devices: A method is provided for transmitting data from a transmitting device (121) to a receiving device (125). The transmitting device transmits a first data frame (200) to a receiving device a first time (3100). Then it consecutively transmits the first data frame to the receiving device second through Nth times... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080133791 - Automatic localization of devices: A device is described which changes its operation dependent upon the location of the device. The device accesses parameters which are specific to its location and uses these to determine how the operation of the device should be changed.... Agent: Lee & Hayes Pllc

20080133792 - Information processing device, method and program for displaying number of transferred data: An information processing device for reducing the time required for the data transfer as much as possible while displaying information of the data transfer state in synchronization with the data transfer. The information processing device is equipped with a counter for counting the number of pieces of data having been... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080133793 - Method and apparatus for controlling direct memory access: Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling direct memory access. In the method, data to be transmitted are read and stored in response to a direct memory access controller (DMAC) operation request, and a portion of the data corresponding to an initial burst size is first transmitted to a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080133794 - System and method for redirecting input/output (i/o) sequences: A method for redirecting I/O (Input/Output) sequences. A computer platform is initialized. If the computer platform is enabled for command packet rerouting, the platform firmware may be used to install a runtime enable block I/O interface and a standard UNDI (Universal Network Device Interface) interface for routing I/O requests to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080133795 - Apparatus for maintaining a limit value of a resource: An apparatus for maintaining a limit value of a resource for use in a concurrent limit checking system comprising: a resource having an associated limit value; a plurality of request handlers having access to a plurality of sub-limit values, wherein the sub-limit values when summed equal the limit value and... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080133796 - Method, system, and computer program product for dynamically selecting software buffers for aggregation according to current system characteristics: A method, system, and computer program product in a data processing system are disclosed for dynamically selecting software butters for aggregation in order to optimize system performance. Data to be transferred to a device is received. The data is stored in a chain of software buffers. Current characteristics of the... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates Pc

20080133797 - System, method and storage medium for a multi-mode memory buffer device: A multi-mode memory buffer device for use in various memory subsystem structures. The buffer device includes a packetized multi-transfer interface which is redriven to permit connection between a first memory assembly and cascaded memory assemblies. The buffer device also includes a memory interface adapted to connect to either a second... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20080133798 - Packet receiving hardware apparatus for tcp offload engine and receiving system and method using the same: A hardware apparatus for receiving a packet for a TCP offload engine (TOE), and receiving system and method using the same are provided. Specifically, information required to protocol processing by a processor is stored in the internal queue included in the packet receiving hardware. Data to be stored in a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080133799 - Control and slow data transmission method for serial interface: A scalable low voltage signaling (SLVS) serial interface structure is configured as a 0.4V NMOS totem-pole driver structure for both high speed differential signaling and slow speed single-ended signaling using the same 0.4V NMOS totem-pole driver structure. An un-terminated receiver (Rx) and a CMOS inverter comparator powered from a 0.4... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080133800 - High speed on-chip serial link apparatus: A converter apparatus and method are provided that transforms an external low speed industry standard interface into an on-chip high speed serial link (HSSL). The converter of the present invention is preferably placed in close vicinity of the external interface. The HSSL operates at the system clock speed and, as... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.c.

20080133801 - Keyboard-video-mouse switch system for switching between computers having a plurality of video sources each and switching method thereof: A KVM switch system and switching method are described. The KVM switch system for switching between a first computer and a second computer includes a first KVM switch, a second KVM switch and the synchronization cable. The first computer provides a first video source and a second video source. The... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080133802 - Electronic device and interface system: An electronic device, comprising a USB connector through which another electronic device is connected to the electronic device; and a power supply circuit that supplies power from a power source to the other electronic device via a specified pin other than a power supply pin of the USB connector.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080133803 - Usb keyboard with removable usb keyboard wire: A universal serial bus (USB) keyboard includes a keyboard main body and a USB keyboard wire. The keyboard main body includes a USB interface and a plurality of keys for inputting data. The USB keyboard wire includes a first USB connector configured for connecting to a USB interface of a... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080133804 - Integrated virtual hub chip: An apparatus that includes a serial port configured to interface with a separate host, one serial interface engine (SIE) connected to the serial port, and at least a first interface unit and a second interface unit connected to the one serial interface engine. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (onspec/tpl)

20080133805 - Interface card and cti system applying interface cards: This invention discloses an interface card built in each single unit of a CTI system and connected to the Voice Processing Unit (VPU) of the single unit via local CT-BUS. On the transmitting side of an interface card, low-speed signals from the VPU in the single unit are multiplexed into... Agent: Eric Chan

20080133807 - Adapter unit for a personal digital assistant having automatically configurable application buttons: The present invention relates generally to an adapter unit for a personal digital assistant. More specifically, this invention relates to an adapter unit that provides additional functionality, and improved ergonomics and increased ruggedness to the personal digital assistant. The additional functionality includes the ability to automatically change the function of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080133806 - Connectivity hub with an integrated clip: A connectivity hub enabling multiple peripheral devices to be connected with a computer includes an integrated clip adapted to grip cables and to grip an edge of a work surface, thereby reducing cable clutter and providing for a more efficient use of work surface space. The connectivity hub includes a... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP Ip&t Calendar Department La-1118

20080133808 - Image forming apparatus and connection notifying method: An image forming apparatus includes an operating unit, a controller, and a transmission line that connects the operating unit to the controller. The operating unit includes a USB device that transmits data to the controller and receives data from the controller via the transmission line, and the controller includes a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080133809 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device, which allows a bank interleaving operation by issuing a write command and a read command to different banks while switching them without a waiting time to thereby prevent a drop in data transfer efficiency, is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a memory chip with banks each including... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080133810 - Dynamic path partitioning to multipath storage devices: A mechanism is provided for balancing I/O among available paths connected to a device. The mechanism partitions paths so a device can use all or only a subset of available paths to a device, depending on the load of I/O for other devices that are sharing the paths. The partitioning... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates Pc

20080133811 - Method for content responding and content requesting, content responder and content requestor: The present invention sets forth a method for content responding, a method for content requesting, a content responder and a content requester. A content responder receives a first request from a content requester via a network. Then, the content responder generates a first content based on the first request. Then... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080133812 - Context based event handling and execution with prioritization and interrupt management: Embodiments of the present invention provide improved event handling between systems. In one embodiment, the present invention includes software event handling method comprising receiving a first event from a first source system in a plurality of source systems, the first event including event information, accessing context information corresponding to the... Agent: Fountainhead Law Group P.c.

20080133813 - Universal serial bus hub attachably stackable in multiple orientations, and method: Universal serial bus (USB) hubs that are attachably stackable in at least two orientations with another identical hub so that a user may select the orientation of multiple USB ports. Embodiments include a housing having a first side region containing downstream USB ports and an upstream USB port or cable,... Agent: Eric Lincoln

20080133814 - Data transfer apparatus with control of buses to optimize data transfer: A bus bridge is connected to a primary bus and a secondary bus, and relays data between a master and a target which are each connected to a different one of the primary and secondary buses. The bus bridge includes a primary bus interface, a secondary bus interface, a data... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.l.p. (matsushita)

20080133815 - Connectivity hub with a stationary base station and a removable second hub: A connectivity hub enabling multiple peripheral devices to be connected with a computer includes a stationary base station functioning as a connectivity hub and a removable connectivity hub functioning by itself as a travel connectivity hub. The removable travel hub can be plugged into the stationary base station by connecting... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP Ip&t Calendar Department La-1118