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

20090271529 - Stream data processing method and computer systems: Provided is a stream data processing method that can effectively handle delay data. In the stream data processing method of processing data whose lifetime is defined by a window, an operation result excluding a delay tuple is immediately output along with an unconfirmed flag according to delay processing HBT while... Agent: Juan Carlos A. Marquez C/o Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090271530 - Communication apparatus: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a first communication module configured to communicate with at least one partner device by a first communication scheme, a second communication module configured to communicate with at least one partner device by a second communication scheme, and an address management module configured... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090271531 - Adaptive bandwidth distribution system for high-performance input/output devices with variable throughput: A method for issuing shadow requests to manage bandwidth allocation between an application that issues input/output (I/O) operation requests and an I/O device. A bandwidth manager detects the completion of an I/O operation, which includes either a read operation or a write operation. The bandwidth manager calculates a statistical duration... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090271532 - Early header crc in data response packets with variable gap count: A method is provided for processing a command issued by a processor over a bus. The method includes (1) transmitting the command to a remote node to obtain access to data required to complete the command; (2) receiving from the remote node a response packet including a header and a... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law Dept. 917

20090271533 - Method and apparatus for field firmware updates in data storage systems: Data storage devices and methods for updating firmware are disclosed. For example, one such data storage device includes a device firmware and a controller, where the controller operates in accordance with the device firmware. The controller determines whether or not the device firmware can be updated with new firmware at... Agent: Edward W. Bulchis, Esq. Dorsey 7 Whitney LLP

20090271534 - Automated exchangeable docking configuration: A base device meant to cooperate with one of a plurality of exchangeable docking adapters to enable the base device to cooperate with a personal portable device docked with the docking adapter to perform an audio/visual task. The base device incorporates a programmable logic that is programmed with a configuration... Agent: Bose Corporation C/o Donna Griffiths

20090271535 - Storage system and data input/output control method: A highly-reliable storage system and data input/output control method, which can ensure priority data input/output performance, is provided. A performance limit, which is the number of data input/output processes per unit of time, is detected; and a processing percentage for each of one or more priority targets for which data... Agent: Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.

20090271536 - Descriptor integrity checking in a dma controller: The present invention relates to a Direct Memory Access controller that, in an embodiment, executes I/O descriptors conditionally. A linked list item contains a checksum computed on the descriptor fields. When the linked list item is fetched, the checksum is computed on the descriptor. If both checksums are equal, the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner / Atmel

20090271537 - Adaptive bandwidth distribution system for high-performance input/output devices with variable throughput: A method for issuing shadow requests to manage bandwidth allocation between an application that issues input/output (I/O) operation requests and an I/O device. A bandwidth manager detects the completion of an I/O operation, which includes either a read operation or a write operation. The bandwidth manager calculates a statistical duration... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090271538 - Adaptive bandwidth distribution system for high-performance input/output devices with variable throughput: A method for issuing shadow requests to manage bandwidth allocation between an application that issues input/output (I/O) operation requests and an I/O device. A bandwidth manager detects the completion of an I/O operation, which includes either a read operation or a write operation. The bandwidth manager calculates a statistical duration... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090271539 - Storage controlling unit: Provided is a storage controller capable of changing a system configuration with scalability. A storage controller blade of the storage controller includes: interface units that each connect to one of a host computer and a disk device; a processor unit that controls a configuration of the storage controller and data... Agent: Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.

20090271541 - Information processing system and access method: A plurality of logical units are set in an information processing device and a storage device and connected by logical paths. The information processing device monitors the path state. When a state change of a path has occurred, the information processing device searches for a normal path connected to the... Agent: Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.

20090271540 - Storage apparatus and data transfer method: This storage apparatus includes multiple controllers, a transfer path, and multiple processors. Each of the multiple controllers is connected to the same or a different processor. A first processor connected to a controller that received a transfer command from the host system determines, based on the transfer command, a first... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090271542 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for pixel fetch request interface: Presented herein are system(s) and apparatus for a memory access unit for accessing data for a module. The memory access unit comprises an output port for providing access requests for lists of addresses in a memory over a link to a memory controller.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090271543 - Storage device with instructions for performing methods of processing i/o requests: The invention classifies volumes (e.g., file systems or LUNS) of a data storage system according to application requirements and allocates space for the volumes on storage devices (e.g., hard disk drives) accordingly. A person such as an IT administrator configures the volumes specifying size, type (e.g., file system or SAN... Agent: Robert Moll

20090271544 - Apparatus and method for writing data to recording medium: A distance calculating unit calculates a distance from a current position on a tape to the end of the tape. A command processing unit receives a write command. If the distance is small, a determining unit sets a usable capacity of a buffer to be equal to a maximum capacity... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090271545 - Enqueue event first-in, first-out buffer (fifo): In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a queue, write control logic coupled to the queue and operable in a write clock domain, and a first-in, first-out buffer (FIFO) coupled to the write control logic. The queue is configured to store a plurality of data items, wherein each data item has... Agent: Mhkkg, PC/apple, Inc.

20090271546 - Apparatus and method to set a communication speed for a sas/sata distance extender: A method to set a communication speed in a Serial-Attached Small Computer System Interface (“SAS”)/Serial-ATA (“SATA”) distance extender apparatus comprising a plurality of supported communication speeds and a local communication speed, a fibre channel interface, a memory, a processor, and a communication bus interconnecting the SAS/SATA Interface, the Fibre Channel... Agent: Dale F. Regelman Quarles & Brady, LLP

20090271547 - Target discovery and virtual device access control based on username: This invention is for discovery of a target such as iSCSI and virtual device access control based on a username and its synonyms. Since the same username can be entered from any initiator, the target discovery and virtual device access control will work from any initiator. In other words, this... Agent: Anuradha Goel

20090271548 - Interrupt response control apparatus and method therefor: An interrupt response control apparatus comprises an input for receiving an interrupt request. A response monitoring module is arranged to detect performance of a first function in response to the interrupt request. A timer is used to determine whether a period of time has elapsed, and if the interrupt request... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20090271549 - Interrupt handling using simultaneous multi-threading: Disclosed are a method, information processing system, and computer readable medium for managing interrupts. The method includes placing at least one physical processor of an information processing system in a simultaneous multi-threading mode. At least a first logical processor and a second logical processor associated with the at least one... Agent: Fleit, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.l.

20090271550 - Method and apparatus for adding a communication connection to a vectored group: Methods for adding a communication connection to a vectored group of communication connections and corresponding apparatuses are disclosed.... Agent: Coats & Bennett/infineon Technologies

20090271551 - Expansion structure for microcomputer: An expansion structure for microcomputer includes a case having two end panels; a motherboard being installed in the case and provided with at least a connection port, a central processing unit, a plurality of electronic elements, a storage unit, and a plurality of push keys and external peripheral device connectors... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090271552 - Device interface module: A computer, such as a portable computer, can include a removable interface module. The module can contain a device having a computer interface. The device can be a radio or a fiber optic communications device, for example. The use of such a module can facilitate repair and reconfiguration of the... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090271554 - Method and apparatus for data movement in a system on a chip: There is provided a system for comprising a plurality of blocks, each block comprising any hardware element and a plurality of segments for providing interconnection of the plurality of blocks. A segment comprises a connector between multiple blocks and other segments and segments are connected via the ports of blocks... Agent: Henneman & Associates, PLC

20090271553 - Method and apparatus for obtaining trace information of multiple processors on an soc using a segmented trace ring bus to enable a flexible trace output configuration: An integrated bus architecture for transmitting trace information from a plurality of processors included on an integrated chip having one or more peripheral I/O channels comprises a segmented bus having a plurality of segments arranged in a ring topology and configured to transmit trace information in a circular pathway from... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Yorktown

20090271555 - Accessing data: A method of accessing data in a device comprising: a first integrated circuit having a processor, a memory connected to the processor and a direct memory access engine operatively coupled to the memory and to the microprocessor; a second integrated circuit comprising storage means for holding data values in respective... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090271556 - Connecting multiple peripheral interfaces into one attachment point: An interconnect apparatus is provided for connecting at least one peripheral device to a multi-channel interface. The apparatus includes an incoming connector having a first incoming channel connector and at least one second incoming channel connector, wherein the incoming connector is operable to detachably connect to an interface cable, a... Agent: William A. Rutherford

20090271557 - Non-volatile memory storage device with high transmission rate: A non-volatile memory storage device with a virtual USB host controller and a PCIe transmission interface is disclosed. The non-volatile memory storage device is a USB client device, although data access from a host apparatus is conducted by the PCIe interface. The virtual USB host controller comprising: a set of... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090271558 - Programmable channel: A programmable channel circuit can include a control circuit having at least one bidirectional I/O terminal, at least one programming terminal, and one or more processing elements, and an interface circuit having first and second field terminals/The interface circuit is coupled to the control circuit via the processing elements. The... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090265481 - Signal processing device and method, program, and signal processing system: A signal processing device is a predetermined signal processing device among signal processing devices which perform signal processing on an input signal that is input to any one of the signal processing devices in such a manner that the signal processing devices share signal processing. The signal processing device includes... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090265482 - Information processing apparatus, method therefor, and computer-readable storage medium: An information processing apparatus connected with a peripheral apparatus via a communication line includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a destination of the peripheral apparatus, and a provision unit configured to provide functions for at least one of managing and controlling the peripheral apparatus according to the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090265483 - Direct memory access for advanced high speed bus: A memory system for use with a master-slave type bus such as an AHB bus has a memory, a bus interface to allow memory access from the bus, and a direct memory access interface to allow memory access from a DMA controller without occupying the bus. The system can reduce... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090265484 - Method for enhancing usb transmission rate: A method for enhancing USB transmission rate is disclosed. The method produces a second packet before receiving a callback signal corresponding to a first packet, thereby reducing the waiting time for receiving the callback signal and thus enhancing USB transmission rate.... Agent: Virtual Law Partners LLP

20090265485 - Ring-based cache coherent bus: Managing data traffic among three or more bus agents configured in a topological ring can include numbering each bus agent sequentially and injecting messages from the bus agents into the ring during cycles of bus agent activity, where the messages include a binary polarity value and a queue entry value.... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP C/o Cpa Global

20090265486 - System for managing a cost-constrained resource: A system manages access to a cost-constrained resource. The system includes two or more resource consumers that may request access to the cost-constrained resource. Each of the resource consumers may calculate a respective need value corresponding to an amount of data stored in a buffer of the resource consumer relative... Agent: Harman - Brinks Hofer Chicago Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090265487 - Method and system for synchronization indicator enabled sharing: A method and system for synchronization indicator enabled online meetings are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises transmitting a screen change signal from a presenter system, the screen change signal indicating a change in presentation material. One or more synchronization signals are received at the presenter... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090265488 - Device, system, and method of communicating keyboard-video-mouse (kvm) information: Device, system and method of communicating Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) information. For example, a switch may include a plurality of KVM over Ethernet (KVM/Ethernet) modules to communicate KVM data over Ethernet communications; and a router to route the Ethernet communications between the plurality of KVM/Ethernet modules and one or more remote consoles.... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20090265489 - Programmable can bus to analogue signal converter: A module (10) connects to a CAN bus in a motor vehicle and converts a CAN message into an analog signal that can be monitored by test equipment. The module also has wireless communication with a PDA (300) via a radio transceiver (28) to allow the PDA to display a... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20090265490 - High-speed video serializer and deserializer: A high-speed video serializer has an X bit parallel input bus and a Y bit parallel output bus, where X and Y are multiples of one another (e.g., 2). A multiplexer is connected between the input bus and the output bus and is operated such that a frequency of the... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20090265491 - Kvm extender system and local, remote modules thereof: Disclosed is a KVM extender system, which includes a first module, comprising a first processor, a first interface, a first Ethernet transceiver and includes a second module, comprising a second processor, a second interface, a second Ethernet transceiver. The KVM extender system transceives first data packet and second data packet... Agent: Patterson & Sherldan - Aten

20090265492 - Data transmission device: The invention relates to a data transmission device for transmitting data between a first bus system and a second bus system with a copy table (103) for providing an output sequence of data of the first bus system and a transmission device (101) for transmitting data between the first bus... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090265493 - Efficient architecture for interfacing redundant devices to a distributed control system: A system and method for interfacing redundant devices to a distributed control system, includes a first and second redundant field bus modules communicably coupled to the distributed control system and to one another via Ethernet switches. A pair of redundant field devices are coupled to the Ethernet switches, one FD... Agent: Richard L. Sampson Sampson & Associates, P.C.

20090265494 - Data transmission and reception system, master device, and slave device: A master device for performing data transmission and reception with a slave device includes: a data transmission and reception circuit for performing transmission of data to the slave device and reception of data from the slave device via a first transmission path in a time division manner; and a control... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090265495 - Access right managing method for accessing multiple programs: Provided is an access right managing method for a resource of a storage system, in which a management computer stores access right definition information of the resource, and resource correspondence information including information on a management program which manages another resource related to the resource managed by the management program.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090265496 - Adapter card replay buffer for system fault analysis: An adapter card for directing an information handling system (or another device) device to copy one or more data packets buffered in its memory may include an interface core. The interface core may comprise an electric circuit including electronic components and control logic for interfacing with the information handling system... Agent: Lsi Corporation C/o Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090265497 - Usb dock: A USB device securement apparatus is disclosed. The USB device securement apparatus includes a dock that includes a device side and an attachment side. The device side of the dock receives the USB device and the attachment side of the dock is coupled to a surface. This arrangement provides proper... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20090265499 - Multi-protocol serial interface system: A multi-protocol serial interface system comprises a multi-protocol port pin array, a transport protocol change FPGA, a pull-up change FPGA and a memory. The multi-protocol port pin array comprises a plurality of port pins which interface with an external system for exchanging data with the external system. The transport protocol... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090265498 - Multiphase clocking systems with ring bus architecture: Systems and methods for transferring data using a ring bus architecture in a system that implements multi-phase clocking. In one embodiment, the system is a multiprocessor having multiple processor cores coupled to the ring bus. The bus may be a bidirectional bus having a first data path on which data... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark L. Berrier

20090265500 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program: An information processing apparatus including a plurality of nodes, each node connecting at least a memory and a processor to a system bus; an interconnection bus that interconnects the nodes; a device that is connected to a system bus on any of the plurality of nodes and performs data processing;... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090265501 - Computer system and method for monitoring an access path: Provided is a computer system including I/O devices coupled to PCI switches coupled via interfaces of a plurality of servers, and a management block for managing configurations of the PCI switches. The management block is configured to: set, to the PCI switch, a first access path including a virtual bridge... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090265502 - Signal processing device and control method, signal processing method, program, and signal processing system: A signal processing device controls a plurality of signal processing units that process an input signal inputted via a signal line with wide bandwidth, via a control line with narrow bandwidth or the signal line, and includes: a storing unit configured to store correspondence information that associates instruction information indicating... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090259771 - Identification of memory cards by host: A host connected to two or more memory cards includes an interface manager that assigns card identifiers to memory cards according to the types of memory cards present. The interface manager also assigns volume identifiers to partitions within memory cards. Applications use a pathname that includes a card identifier and... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/sandisk

20090259772 - Apparatus for a user removable memory or a device for communication with a user removable memory, and associated methods: There is provided an apparatus for a user removable memory or a device for communication with a user removable memory, the apparatus comprising interface circuitry configured to provide for power transmission signalling between a user removable memory and a device for communication with the user removable memory, the interface circuitry... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090259773 - Network device and method for setting working modes of line cards: A network device includes a plurality of line cards and a management card. Each line card has an individual identifier. The management card includes a cache, a searching module, and a communication module. The cache stores the individual identifier, a working mode, and an associated identifier for each of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090259774 - Identity-distinguishable sensing method and system: A method and system for sensing identity-distinguishable applied to a computer are provided. The computer includes a detecting unit and a logging-in/out unit. The detecting unit is used for detecting an identifying chip having an identifying data. The logging-in/out unit is used for logging in the computer system by a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090259775 - Video multiviewer system providing direct video data transer to graphics processing unit (gpu) memory and related methods: A video multiviewer system may include a video input/output (I/O) controller, a system memory, and a graphics processing unit (GPU) comprising a GPU memory. The system may further include a central processing unit (CPU) for operating the video I/O controller to transfer video data to the GPU memory via direct... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20090259776 - Time-shifting for push to talk voice communication systems: A network communication device located on a Push To Talk (PTT) communication network and configured to provide time-shifting capabilities to a user of a PTT communication device. The network communication device includes a receiver configured to progressively receive time-based media. The network communication device also includes a time-shifting buffer for... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP / Rebelvox

20090259777 - Methods and apparatus for extending short range data interfaces: A data link for the transfer of data between first and second devices has first and second interfaces operative to transmit data according to a first data transmission protocol and an intermediate link connecting the first and second interfaces. The intermediate link is operative to transmit data according to a... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20090259778 - Automatic device function control based on device hub coupling selection: One or more physical characteristics are selected to be associated with a device attached to a device hub depending on which connector of the device hub the device is electrically coupled to, depending on the orientation of the casing of the device hub relative to a pull of gravity, and/or... Agent: Bose Corporation C/o Donna Griffiths

20090259779 - Control system and communication system for digital mixer: In a control system of a digital mixer, first class devices are connected via a first class bus, and second class devices are connected to each first class device via a second class bus. The number of first class devices, which require a specific function for adding source and destination... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20090259780 - Portable electronic device for controlling under-controlled devices: The present invention provides a portable electronic device for controlling an under-controlled device. The portable electronic device includes a chip, a firmware formed within the chip to support the under-controlled device, a decoder coupled to the chip to transform command signals from a portable electronic device protocol to an under-controlled... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090259781 - Serializer architecture for serial communications: Methods, algorithms, circuits, and/or systems for serializing parallel data are disclosed. In one embodiment, a serializer can include a first stage configured to convert m-bit-wide parallel data into n-bit-wide parallel data, where n is 2x, m≧2x+y, x is an integer of at least 1, and y is an integer of... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20090259782 - Apparatus and method for automatically performing system configuration: An apparatus and a method for automatically performing system configuration are provided. The apparatus includes a motherboard and a peripheral backplane. The motherboard includes a data transmission interface and has a plurality of predetermined messages, and the peripheral backplane includes a sensor. The motherboard is coupled to the peripheral backplane... Agent: J C Patents

20090259783 - Low-power reconfigurable architecture for simultaneous implementation of distinct communication standards: A chip architecture for use in processing signals encoded in accordance with any one of a plurality of communication protocols each defined by a series of algorithms is disclosed. The chip architecture comprises a plurality of megafunctions, each in the form of reusable, reconfigurable functional blocks for use in implementing... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090259784 - Peripheral device locking mechanism: A computing system having a host device and at least one client device having a lock used to prevent modification of data in the client device. A lock clear signal from the host device causes the client device to clear a lock used to prevent modification of data stored in... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/ Sandisk

20090259786 - Data transfer system and method for host-slave interface with automatic status report: In a host-slave data transfer system, the slave device transmits data regarding its status and buffer conditions to the host using tailers inserted into the data being transferred to the host. The slave device has a plurality of buffers, a buffer management circuit which manages the buffers and obtains buffer... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090259785 - Direct data transfer between slave devices: In one aspect, a method of transferring data over a plurality of communication lines is described. A first command is sent from a master device coupled with the communication lines to a first destination slave device coupled with the communication lines instructing the first destination slave device to listen to... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/ Sandisk

20090259787 - Noise reduction method by implementing certain port-to-port delay: A noise reduction method by implementing certain point-to-point delay is disclosed. In this regard a method is introduced comprising determining a frequency of a greatest noise on a high-speed data link when turning on a power delivery network, determining a delay time between a first port and a second port... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Cpa Global

20090259788 - Motherboard having time calculating device and time calculating method thereof: A motherboard having a time calculating device is provided. The motherboard includes a central processing unit, a chipset and a micro controller. The chipset is connected to the central processing unit. The micro controller includes a time counter and a non-volatile storage unit storing therein a first value. The time... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20090259789 - Multi-processor, direct memory access controller, and serial data transmitting/receiving apparatus: A CPU 5 is provided with both the functionality of issuing an external bus access request directly to an external memory interface 3 and the functionality of issuing a DMA transfer request to a DMAC 4. Accordingly, in the case where data is randomly accessed at discrete addresses, an external... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20090259791 - Adjustment number of expanders in storage system: A storage system for storing data includes: a plurality of storage devices; a controller device; a plurality of expanders; and a path adjusting unit. The path adjusting unit includes: a target specifying unit, a destination selecting unit; and a data migrating unit. The target specifying unit specifies target data to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090259790 - Ergonomic slider-based selector: A device connectable to a computer is disclosed. The device comprises a selector defining a pathway and a plurality of positions along the pathway, the selector having a terminal displaceable along the pathway and positionable at one of the plurality of positions, the pathway being substantially straight, each of the... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090259792 - Remote operation system: A remote operation system has a server, a client to which a first keyboard is connected, and a KVM switch connected to the server, the client and a second keyboard, the KVM switch including: an acquisition portion that acquires a state of the second keyboard; and the client including: a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090254680 - I/o hub-supported atomic i/o operations: Atomic operations within an I/O device are supported by processor architectures that are not required to include specific atomic instructions, by issuing the atomic operations from an I/O hub. A descriptor that specifies the atomic operation and a target address is retrieved by, or sent to, the hub. A trigger... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20090254681 - Medical device created through resource leverage of a host processing system and method: A method, system, and apparatus of medical device created through resource leverage of a host processing system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a medical component includes automatically communicating a medical operating system to a host processing system from a memory location of the medical component when it... Agent: Raj Abhyanker LLP C/o Intellevate

20090254682 - Automatic mapping and updating computer switching device: The present invention relates to an automatic mapping and updating computer switch device. The computer switching device provides the compatibility between a plurality of devices and a plurality of computers, and comprises a USB host chip connected to the plurality of peripheral devices each containing a USB connector for sending... Agent: June-on Co., Ltd.

20090254683 - Video multiviewer system using direct memory access (dma) registers and block ram: A video multiviewer system includes a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) that includes a GPU memory. A video input module is operative with the GPU for receiving video data and transferring the video data to the GPU memory via a Direct Memory Access (DMA). A programmable circuit such as a Field... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20090254684 - Peripheral electronic device with usb connectivity storage apparatus: This invention relates to a combination storage device with at least one to several small recessed areas cut or molded into the device whereby the device may receive and store one or more flash drives, “memory sticks” or data sticks with USB connectivity by means of accepting the standardized dimension... Agent: Law Offices Eric R. Benson,esq.

20090254685 - Techniques for managing priority queues and escalation considerations in usb wireless communication systems: In one embodiment, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) system assigns a first priority level to a first USB endpoint and a second priority level that is lower than the first priority level to a second USB endpoint. The USB system has memory that stores first USB data packets corresponding to... Agent: Mendelsohn, Drucker, & Associates, P.C.

20090254687 - Electronic device for contention detection of bidirectional bus and related method: An electronic device of detecting contention of a bidirectional bus for avoiding failing to drive a bidirectional bus due to bus contention includes: an output terminal, an input terminal and a data output unit, a timing comparing controller and a comparing unit. The output terminal is coupled to the bidirectional... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090254686 - Memory sharing through a plurality of routes: A method for sharing a memory through a plurality of routes and a device thereof are disclosed. The digital processing apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises a main processor, an application processor controlled by the main processor and coupled to the main processor through one... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090254688 - Microprocessor device and related method for a liquid crystal display controller: To reduce production cost, the present invention provides a microprocessor device for an LCD controller, which includes a memory, a first processing unit, a second processing unit, a first arbiter and a second arbiter. The memory is utilized for storing data. The first processing unit is utilized for executing a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090254690 - Communication card with standalone and master operational states: A communication card with three operational states, including a controller, a battery, a flash storage unit, a wireless modem, and a connector for connecting the communication card to a shell host and to an electronic device host, wherein the communication card (i) operates in a standalone mode when the connector... Agent: Soquel Group, LLC

20090254689 - Methods and apparatus for two-dimensional main memory: In one embodiment of the invention, a memory module is disclosed including a printed circuit board with an edge connector; an address controller coupled to the printed circuit board; and a plurality of memory slices. Each of the plurality of memory slices of the memory module includes one or more... Agent: Alford Law Group, Inc.

20090254691 - Microcontroller waveform generation: One embodiment of the present invention is a microcontroller (24) including an embedded memory (42), waveform control circuitry (44) operatively coupled to the memory (42), several terminals (52), and a programmable processor (30). Processor (30) is responsive to execution of the first sequence of instructions to store a waveform bit... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property & Licensing

20090254692 - Flow control timeout mechanism to detect pci-express forward progress blockage: A method for detecting lack of forward progress in a PCI Express includes a step in which a data flow measurement is received or performed. This data flow measurement provides the capacity of the connected Switch or Endpoint device to receive data packets from a Root Complex transmit channel. An... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Sun / Stk