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20080201504 | USB flash drive capable of providing data security - The invention discloses a USB flash drive comprising a USB interface, a memory, a flash drive controller, an identification controller and an input interface. The identification controller stores a first ID code. The input interface is used for inputting a second ID code by a user. When the identification controller identifies the second ID code as the first ID code, the identification controller will enable the flash drive controller, such that a computer system can control the flash drive controller to access the memory via the USB interface. When the identification controller cannot identify the second ID code, the identification controller will disable the flash drive controller, such that the computer system cannot control the flash drive controller to access the memory via the USB interface. | 08-21-2008 |
20080215775 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS HUB WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TO REMOTE PERIPHERAL DEVICES - A wireless USB hub for connecting a plurality of remote peripheral devices to a computer for communication therewith without the need to physically connect the peripheral devices to the hub via a cable connection. The wireless USB hub includes a receiver for receiving wireless data transmissions from one or more remote peripheral devices. The wireless USB hub further includes a hub controller for passing appropriate peripheral device information to a USB upstream port and then to a computer. | 09-04-2008 |
20080250172 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND HOST DEVICE - An information processing system includes a host device transmitting an order according to a USB standard and an information processing terminal responding to the order. The information processing terminal includes a storing unit, a first operation unit, a receiver, an operation-mode switch, a first processor, and a first outputting unit. The host device includes a second operation unit, a transmitter, a second processor, and a second outputting unit. | 10-09-2008 |
20080250173 | Communication adapter and data transfer method of communication adapter - A communication adapter comprises a host controller to interact with a connected device that is USB connected to the communication adapter, a wireless communication unit which communicates with an external wireless communication apparatus, and which has an endpoint configuration that corresponds one-to-one to an endpoint configuration of the connected device, and a data convertor which converts data from the wireless communication apparatus into data to be transmitted to the connected device, and converts data from the connected device into data to be transmitted to the wireless communication apparatus. Data transfer is performed between the wireless communication apparatus and the connected device. | 10-09-2008 |
20080263243 | SPECIALIZED UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLER - A universal serial bus controller pre-generates and stores a subset of USB commands in a memory, the pre-generated commands available for transmission to at least one USB peripheral device over universal serial bus, and transfers at least one command from the subset of pre-generated commands stored in the memory to the USB peripheral device over the universal serial bus. The universal serial bus controller may receive a response to the transferred command from the USB peripheral device over the universal serial bus, and send an acknowledgment packet to the USB peripheral device over the universal serial bus responsive to receiving the response from the USB peripheral device. | 10-23-2008 |
20080270647 | Audio/Usb Signal Multiplexed Wire, Playing Storage Apparatus and Multiplexed Transmission Playing Storage System - The present invention relates to a playing storage apparatus whose body is provided with a signal I/O connector and a controlling key. The controlling circuit in the body comprises an audio output circuit connected with the data process circuit, a data I/O interface circuit and a controlling key. The data I/O interface circuit is a USB interface circuit. The body is only provided with a signal connector. The connector has four wires, wherein first signal connecting end and second signal connecting end are connected to the first audio signal wire connecting end and the second audio signal wire connecting end of the audio output circuit, and to the first signal wire connecting end and the second USB signal wire connecting end of the USB interface circuit by a switching module. The third grounding connecting end, the forth signal wire is a controlling connecting end, which is connected to the power of the controlling circuit and is multiplexed with the USB power wire of the USB interface circuit. The present invention uploads and downloads the data and outputs the audio signal by multiplexing the signal connector. The volume of the apparatus is small, and its structure is simple so as to greatly reduce the limit from the industrial design. | 10-30-2008 |
20080288676 | DUAL PORT USB INTERFACE - A dual port interface is disclosed comprising a host port and a peripheral port. The host port and the peripheral port are defined using predetermined signals. In a preferred embodiment the dual port interface is used in a network comprising one or more dual port USB (DPUSB) connections. By use of the DPUSB interface, both one-to-one and one-to-many network topologies can be created. Use of the DPUSB interface also provides the opportunity of new types of devices such as memory cards and cables that will greatly increase the ease of use of many intelligent electronic devices such as cameras and PDAs. | 11-20-2008 |
20090006677 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DONGLE DEVICE WITH WIRELESS TELEPHONY TRANSCEIVER AND SYSTEM FOR USE THEREWITH - A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device includes a wireless telephony transceiver that receives an inbound RF signal and that generates inbound data based on the inbound RF signal and receives outbound data and that generates an outbound RF signal in response thereto. A USB plug is connectable to a host device. A USB controller circuit formats the inbound data in the USB format for communication to the host device and to recover the outbound data from outbound data received in the USB format from the host device. A millimeter wave interface includes a first millimeter wave transceiver coupled to the wireless transceiver and a second millimeter wave transceiver coupled to the USB controller circuit that wirelessly communicates the inbound data and the outbound data between the wireless telephony receiver and the USB controller circuit. | 01-01-2009 |
20090031061 | HOST APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONNECTING WITH AT LEAST ONE DEVICE USING WUSB AND METHOD OF CONNECTING HOST APPARATUS TO DEVICE - A host apparatus capable of connecting with one or more devices using a wireless universal serial bus (WUSB) and a method of connecting the host apparatus to one or more devices. The method includes receiving a connection request signal for connecting to the host apparatus from one of the devices; and selectively responding to the connection request signal of the device according to preset device information. Accordingly, the host can be selectively connected with the device according to the preset connection option of the device. Hence the device can be connected with the host apparatus only when a user wants, and thus user convenience increases in using and managing the device through the host apparatus in the USB environment. | 01-29-2009 |
20090037622 | Method and system for changing operation modes of an interface device - There is provided a system for use in a Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) device to enable switching of a mode of operation of the USB device while maintaining a physical USB connection to a host device. According to one embodiment, the system includes a port coupled to the host device via a physical USB connection. The system further includes a USB module coupled to the port via a number of USB bus lines. One of the number of USB bus lines may be coupled to the port through a tristate device. The tristate device is configured to electrically disconnect the one of the number of USB bus lines from the host device and to electrically reconnect the one of the number of USB bus lines to the host device. | 02-05-2009 |
20090055560 | DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONDUCTING CONNECTION TEST, AND METHOD FOR TESTING CONNECTION IN THE DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS - A data transfer apparatus is manufactured by assembling a USB host controller, a USB host port, a USB device controller, a USB device port, a storage unit, and a control unit, and by testing connection between the USB host and the USB device. The test includes connecting the USB host port and the USB device port by a USB cable, storing test data into the storage unit, reading out the test data from the storage unit as first transfer data, transferring the first transfer data from a first port of the USB host port and the USB device port to a second port thereof, and transferring the data received by the second port from the second port to the first port. The control unit checks the connection by comparing the data received by the first port at the second transfer step with the test data stored in the storage unit. | 02-26-2009 |
20090077281 | KVM CONSOLE CABLE AND MULTI-COMPUTER SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The invention provides KVM console cables, comprising a video connector, a first console connector, a second console connector, a third console connector, a combined connector, and a transmission line. The video connector is utilized to connect to a video monitor. The first, second, and third console connectors are utilized to connect to a first console device, a second console device and third console device, respectively. The combined connector is utilized to connect to a KVM switch. The video connector and the first, second and third console connectors are connected to the combined connector by the transmission line. | 03-19-2009 |
20090077282 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING OF KVM SWITCH PORTS AND RELATED DEVICE - A method for switching KVM switch ports comprising a plurality of computer ports and a related device are provided. A behavior of a mouse coupled to the KVM switch is detected. The behavior comprises multiple click on a specific button of the mouse. In response to the behavior, the computer ports are switched accordingly. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083459 | UNIVERSAL INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY OF A SENSOR - A method and apparatus of a universal interface compatibility of a sensor are disclosed. In one embodiment, a universal interface method includes acquiring an electrical power of an external source and conditioning the electrical power to provide to a sensor. The universal interface method further includes transferring the processed electrical power to the sensor, receiving a sensor output, converting the sensor output to a compatible form, and communicating the compatible form to an interface. The external source may include at least one of a USB power source, a battery, and a wall charger. The electrical power may be conditioned by at least one of detecting an input voltage, adjusting a variance of the electrical power, and altering a voltage of the electrical power. The compatible form may include at least one of a digital signal and an analog signal. | 03-26-2009 |
20090113089 | SOUND BOX WITH USB INTERFACE - An exemplary sound box with USB interface includes a power system and a USB interface. The power system includes a power terminal and a ground terminal. The USB interface includes a power terminal and a ground terminal corresponding to the power terminal and a ground terminal of the power system respectively, wherein the power terminal or the ground terminal is connected to the corresponding terminal of the sound box via a rheostat. A voltage received by the power system from the USB interface can be adjusted by the rheostat. | 04-30-2009 |
20090113090 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard is provided with at least one keypad, a housing, and at least one USB port, wherein the USB port is located behind an opening in a top of the housing and the opening is at least partially closed by a dirt and/or dust protector. | 04-30-2009 |
20090138636 | WEARABLE DEVICE ASSEMBLY HAVING ATHLETIC FUNCTIONALITY - A wearable device has a carrier having an aperture. A device has a USB connection and a protrusion wherein the protrusion is received in the aperture to connect the device to the carrier. The device is a USB type device having athletic functionality. | 05-28-2009 |
20090193160 | ADAPTOR DEVICE AND MEDICAL APPARATUS SYSTEM - An adaptor device connected to both a portable medical apparatus and a computer comprises: a first interface which communicates at a first communication speed with the computer; a second interface which communicates at a second communication speed with the portable medical apparatus; a communication control unit for adjusting the speed between a signal exchanged by way of the first interface and a second signal exchanged by way of the second interface; a first insulation unit, which electrically insulates between a terminal on the second interface side and a terminal on the communication control unit side, for outputting, to the communication control unit, the second signal input from the second interface; and a second insulation unit, which electrically insulates between a terminal on the second interface side and a terminal on the communication control unit side, for outputting, to the second interface, a signal input from the communication control unit. | 07-30-2009 |
20090216922 | USB Driver Apparatus, USB External Apparatus, USB System Having the Same and USB Connect Apparatus Using Light Guide - Provided are a USB driver apparatus using an optical waveguide, a USB external apparatus connected to the same, and a USB system and a USB connection apparatus including the same. The USB driver apparatus includes an optical USB port connected to the USB terminal of the external apparatus and configured to exchange data with the USB terminal using an optical signal; a USB interface part configured to input and output data through the optical USB port; and a photoelectric converter connected between the optical USB port and the USB interface part and configured to convert an optical signal into an electrical signal and vice versa, wherein the optical USB port and the photoelectric converter are connected to each other through the optical waveguide to transmit data as an optical signal. Therefore, it is possible to largely increase a data transmission speed of the USB system. | 08-27-2009 |
20090240852 | UART/USB CONVERTING APPARATUS - A UART/USB converting apparatus includes a UART connector, a UART/USB converting chip and a USB connector. The UART connector is for transceiving a UART signal ranging from 0 to 3.3 volts. The UART/USB converting chip electrically connected to the UART connector is for converting between the UART signal and a USB signal. The USB connector electrically connected to the UART/USB converting chip is for transmitting the USB signal. | 09-24-2009 |
20090248924 | MULTIPLEX MOBILE HIGH-DEFINITION LINK (MHL) AND USB 3.0 - A portable electronic device includes a data input/output (I/O) circuit for communicating data to/from the electronic device, first logic operative to control the data I/O circuit in accordance with a first data transfer standard, wherein the first data transfer standard defines a first connector pin out, and second logic different from the first logic and operative to control the data I/O circuit in accordance with a second data transfer standard, wherein the second data transfer defines a second connector pin out different from the first connector pin out. The device also includes switching logic operative to selectively couple the first logic or the second logic to the data I/O circuit so as to enable operation of the data I/O circuit in accordance with the first data transfer standard or the second data transfer standard. | 10-01-2009 |
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 of the male end of such USB devices. This device further provides connectivity from stored peripheral electronic devices to user selected electronic devices. | 10-08-2009 |
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 device protocol, an accessory controller coupled to the decoder, a portable electronic device output interface coupled to the chip to output the command signals to the under-controlled device, a keypad coupled to the chip and formed on the portable electronic device. | 10-15-2009 |
20090300239 | USB Connection - In the case of a universal serial bus (USB) connection, a host detects a connection of a peripheral to the host via a USB interface of the host. The host then generates an informative command, which includes information on capabilities of the host. This informative command is provided for transmission via the USB interface to the peripheral. The peripheral receives the informative command and may for instance evaluate the included information for selecting a suitable USB mode that is to be entered or for deciding on becoming a host itself. Alternatively or in addition, the host may generate a request command for retrieving information on all classes offered in all USB modes of a peripheral. | 12-03-2009 |
20090327536 | Asymmetrical universal serial bus communications - In some embodiments a Universal Serial Bus cable includes a first differential pair to transmit bus signals, and a second differential pair to transmit bus signals in a same direction as the bus signals transmitted by the first differential pair. In this manner, a bandwidth of the Universal Serial Bus cable is doubled in that same direction. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-31-2009 |
20100023659 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a keyboard control circuit, a card reader unit, at least one universal serial bus (USB) interface, a switch, and a BLUETOOTH unit. The USB interface is capable of coupling to the card reader unit. The BLUETOOTH unit is selectively connected to the keyboard control circuit or the card reader unit via the switch. | 01-28-2010 |
20100042764 | Programmable Multi-Function Adapter for Wireless Networks - The present invention provides a programmable multi-function adapter for a wireless network that includes a wireless communications module, a control module, a data communications interface and a programmable non-volatile memory. The data communications interface is coupled to the control module, while the programmable non-volatile memory is coupled to the control module and the wireless communications module. The programmable non-volatile memory stores information accessible by the control module and the wireless communications module. | 02-18-2010 |
20100064076 | SWITCHING APPARATUS AND DISPLAYING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a switching apparatus, which includes at least one first USB hub, one second USB hub and a controller. The first USB hub includes at least one first USB port for connecting N image input apparatus respectively; N is a positive integer. The second USB hub includes at least one second USB port for connecting M peripheral apparatus respectively; M is a positive integer. The controller is connected to the first USB hub and the second USB hub, for selecting at least one target image input apparatus from the N image input apparatus, and controlling the at least one target image input apparatus to communicate with at least one of the peripheral apparatuses. | 03-11-2010 |
20100077115 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DONGLE DEVICE WITH GPS RECEIVER AND SYSTEM FOR USE THEREWITH - A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device includes a GPS receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS data in response thereto. A USB plug is connectable to a host device. A USB controller circuit formats the GPS data in the USB format for communication to the host device. A millimeter wave interface includes a first millimeter wave transceiver coupled to the wireless transceiver and a second millimeter wave transceiver coupled to the USB controller circuit that wirelessly communicates the GPS data between the GPS receiver and the USB controller circuit via signaling in a millimeter wave frequency band. | 03-25-2010 |
20100106870 | AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING AN AIRCRAFT TERMINAL AND A PORTABLE RESOURCE - An aircraft communication system including an aircraft terminal connected to at least one input/output unit. The system includes a portable resource connected to the aircraft terminal via a network connection. The at least one input/output unit is configured to interact with the unit formed by the aircraft terminal and the portable resource. | 04-29-2010 |
20100115157 | MODULAR DATA COLLECTION MODULE WITH STANDARD COMMUNICATION INTERFACE - A modular data collection module is provided. The module includes a data collection module configured to condition and sample signals from one or more of a plurality of measuring devices that operably detect the condition of a machine, the data collection module includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface configured to interchangeably connect the data collection module to at least one of a plurality of host platforms forming an integrated data collection unit. | 05-06-2010 |
20100131683 | SYSTEM FOR STORING, ACCESSING AND AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING DOCUMENTS - Systems and processes are provided that relate to storing, accessing, searching, and automatically updating of secure documents stored on a USB device. The systems and processes include a USB device that stores a document set, a web service that provides updated documents for the document set, and a content management application that uploads the updated documents to the web service. | 05-27-2010 |
20100146164 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USB PASS THROUGH CONNECTIVITY - Methods, systems, and devices for facilitating pass-through USB connectivity are provided. A computing device engages with an accessory device such that the computing device connects to a corresponding USB engine in the accessory device. A signal corresponding to an engagement of an external device to the accessory device is detected and a determination of whether to disconnect the computing device from the corresponding USB engine is made as a function of a set of logic operations upon detecting the signal. A USB connection between the computing device and the external device is established as a function of the set of logic operations such that the USB connection is only established if the computing device has been disconnected from the accessory device. | 06-10-2010 |
20100153594 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS CONTROLLING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a terminal apparatus designed as a self-powered device according to the Universal Serial Bus standard, the terminal apparatus including: a battery; a USB port; and a control section configured to allow relevant components of the terminal apparatus to operate on power from the battery upon power-up, the control section further notifying a host device upon connection thereto through the USB port that the terminal apparatus is a bus-powered device, in order to request a current necessary for the relevant components to operate only on the power supplied from the host device to the bus-powered device. | 06-17-2010 |
20100153595 | WIRELESS USB COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USB HOST, AND USB DEVICE - A wireless USB communication system includes: a USB host that has a first communication module for performing communication based on a wireless USB standard; and a USB device that has a second communication module for performing communication based on the wireless USB standard, another communication module for performing communication based on a standard other than the wireless USB standard, and a memory capable of storing various information. In the system, the USB host establishes connection with the USB device by sharing a connection context with the USB device in an in-band method based on the wireless USB standard. | 06-17-2010 |
20100185796 | INTERFACE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - The invention concerns an interface unit ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100211708 | WIRELESS STREAMED DATA TO USB CONVERTER AND METHOD - A converter and method for converting wirelessly streamed data to USB compatible data is provided. The converter includes a USB connector for interfacing with a first electronic device that is USB ready to provide USB compatible data, such as file and directory data structure. The converter also includes a wireless communication link that is adapted to receive wirelessly streamed data from a second electronic device. The converter further includes control circuitry for processing the wirelessly streamed data and converting the streamed data to USB compatible data that is compatible with the USB ready first electronic device such that the streamed data from the second electronic device may be used by the first electronic device. | 08-19-2010 |
20100241772 | THIN CLIENT SERVER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING A DRIVER OF A USB DEVICE - Provided is a more secure thin client server system by suppressing increase of the number of sessions established between a thin client and a server when the server controls a USB device connected to a USB bus of the thin client. When a thin client OS detects that a USB device (D) which is one of a plurality of predetermined USB devices is connected, a USB general-purpose device driver that supports all of the plurality of predetermined USB devices is loaded, and a type of the USB device (D) is notified from the thin client to the server via a session used when the screen information or the like is transmitted between the thin client and the server. The server loads a device driver of the USB device (D), assuming that the USB device (D) is connected to a USB virtual bus driver working as a virtual USB bus. | 09-23-2010 |
20100250799 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLING METHOD - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a first controller configured to control a first external device; a second controller configured to control a second external device; a combo connector configured to connect the first external device to the first controller or to connect the second external device to the second controller alternatively; a first power controller configured to turn OFF buffer power supply of the second controller when the first external device is connected to the combo connector and the second external device is not connected to the combo connector; and a second power controller configured to turn OFF buffer power supply of the first controller when the second external device is connected to the combo connector and the first external device is not connected to the combo connector. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250800 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device is provided. The input device in the invention for connecting a first data processing apparatus and a second data processing apparatus includes a first connecting module, a bridging unit, and a second connecting module. The first connecting module is connected with the first data processing apparatus. The bridging unit is connected with the first connecting module. The second connecting module is connected with the bridging unit and the second data processing apparatus. Thus, the first data processing apparatus and the second data processing apparatus transfer a file therebetween via the first connecting module, the bridging unit, and the second connecting module. | 09-30-2010 |
20100299463 | Player Device Enabling Fast Deletion and Access - The present invention relates to a player device enabling fast deletion and access, in which a player device includes a digital billboard and a storage device. A transmission interface, provided with a USB slot at one end, extends from one side of the digital billboard, and one end of the storage device is equipped with a USB connector. Moreover, a circuit board, disposed within the storage device, is equipped with a control unit able to automatically delete and store multimedia files within the digital billboard and a database unit able to store multimedia files. Accordingly, when the user needs to replace the advertisement contents within the digital billboard, then, the storage device of the present invention need only be inserted into the transmission interface of the digital billboard equipped with an updating program compatible with the storage device, and after a preset time the updating process is completed. | 11-25-2010 |
20100299464 | VEHICLE HAVING USB NETWORK - A vehicle communication networks is provided having a plurality of communications ports provided in at least two different portions of the vehicle. These ports may be interconnected for providing communication between capable devices located in different portions of the vehicle, such as the cab and sleeper, via one or more communication protocols. Additionally, in several embodiments, the ports are “powered” for charging capable devices when plugged into one of the ports. | 11-25-2010 |
20100312929 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DEVICE AND UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS SYSTEM - A universal serial bus (USB) device and a USB system are provided. The USB device comprises an electrical physical layer (EPHY) module, a logical physical layer (LPHY) module and a link layer module. The EPHY module reads the voltages of first and second transmission lines of a USB cable to extract a recovery clock and data. The LPHY module detects the recovery clock and data to output an indication signal. When the recovery clock is not detected, the LPHY module sets the indication signal to a predetermined value. The link layer module determines whether the indication signal is at the predetermined value, and makes a state machine thereof leave a normal operation state when the indication signal has been maintained at the predetermined value over a predetermined time period. | 12-09-2010 |
20100318694 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING UART SIGNALS AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device generates universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) signals suitable to be transmitted via an audio port of the electronic device. The electronic device comprises a storing module, a reading module, an audio register, a controller and a processor. The store module stores debug or repair data comprising a plurality of bytes. The read module reads the plurality of bytes of the data one by one. The audio register generates a first audio signal and a second audio signal via the audio port. The controller controls the audio register to output the first or second audio signal according to binary numbers of a start bit, eight data bits, a parity bit and a stop bit of the UART signals. The processor executes operations of the storing module, the reading module, the audio register and the controller. | 12-16-2010 |
20100325324 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH ELECTRICAL INTERFACE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH OPTICAL CABLES - A device having a plug that is configured to mechanically interface with a receptacle external to the device. The plug also has an electrical interface that electrically interfaces with the receptacle even though the external receptacle has a mechanical and electrical interface shaped to interface with an integrated cable that includes an optical communication mechanism for communicating over most of the length of the integrated cable, and even though the device itself has a full electrical communication channel communicatively coupling a data communication endpoint of the device with the electrical interface of the plug. | 12-23-2010 |
20100332699 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for managing peripheral devices, the process includes: acquiring a state of an apparatus when a peripheral device is connected to the apparatus; controlling the peripheral device to be available in a case where the acquired state of the apparatus is a first state, when a kind of the connected peripheral device is a first kind; and controlling the peripheral device to be available in a case where the acquired state of the apparatus is a second state, when the kind of the connected peripheral device is a second kind, in addition to when the kind of the connected peripheral device is the first kind. | 12-30-2010 |
20110022748 | CONFIGURABLE HEALTH-CARE EQUIPMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus, system and method for providing health-care equipment in a plurality of customizable configurations. A configuration includes a selection and arrangement of health-care equipment modules that each provide specialized support for the provision of health care, including the measurement of physiological parameters. Various types of configurations include those adapted to be mounted upon a desk top or a wall surface, or adapted for wheel mounting or hand-carriable mobile configurations. | 01-27-2011 |
20110047305 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING DATA OF USB DEVICES - Security for a USB device is conducted in a protection mode for USB data by hooking an import table of a USB bus class driver, identifying a target IRP, into which the USB data to be protected is inputted, during the hooking routine, and intercepting a real USB data from the IRP. Therefore, input/output data of every USB devices, including a USB keyboard, can be protected in a USB bus class driver level to which a USB input/output request packet is transferred for the first time, thereby protecting the input/output data of the USB devices more safely and basically. | 02-24-2011 |
20110078346 | Computer Networking Device and Method Thereof - A universal computer networking device, in particular an Ethernet switch and the like, comprising a computer networking device having more than one power connection located on the computer networking device, wherein the computer networking device connects to a power source from either a first side or a second side of the computer networking device. Also, a method providing a computer networking device having more than one power connection located on the computer networking device, wherein the computer networking device connects to a power source from either a first side or a second side of the computer networking device, and attaching a power source to a first opening located proximate the first side of the computer networking device or to the second opening located proximate a second side of the computer networking device. Also, a device which contains Copper RJ45 transceiver ports and fiber-optic transceiver ports on the same switch. Additionally, a device and method of performing a high potential voltage test to an electronic device without major disassembly. Lastly, a device and method to transfer heat away from a heat-emitting component located within an electronic device, and in particular, a computer networking device. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING PORTABLE DESKTOP - A method is disclosed for a portable peripheral memory storage device. The peripheral memory storage device is coupled with a workstation. In a first mode of operation, a portion of the peripheral memory storage device is mounted on the workstation for operation therewith as a storage medium in a first mode of operation. In a second other mode of operation data within the peripheral memory storage device is used to support a personal desktop on the workstation. | 03-31-2011 |
20110093630 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATIC RECOVERY KEYBOARD FOR SLATE TABLET COMPUTERS - A method and apparatus for reimaging of a computing device are provided. The apparatus may include a recovery device which connects to a computing device via a communication network or a connector. The recovery device may have the capability to retrieve data from and to transfer data to the computing device to simulate inputs of an input device. Sometimes the simulated inputs are in response to a prompt from the computing device for an input response. The recovery device may reimage software applications, operating systems, and data to replace and/or fix corrupted or damaged portions of information stored on a memory of the computing device without the need for other input devices. | 04-21-2011 |
20110106989 | ASYMMETRICAL UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS COMMUNICATIONS - In some embodiments a Universal Serial Bus cable includes a first differential pair to transmit bus signals, and a second differential pair to transmit bus signals in a same direction as the bus signals transmitted by the first differential pair. In this manner, a bandwidth of the Universal Serial Bus cable is doubled in that same direction. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-05-2011 |
20110113166 | Method and Apparatus of USB 3.0 Based Computer, Console and Peripheral Sharing - A USB intermediate device, such as a switch, selectively interconnects computers and console peripherals. The computers are connected via a single USB 3.0 connector. Alternatively, the USB intermediate device selectively shares a peripheral among multiple USB 3.0 connected computers that are in a peer-to-peer session. In yet another alternative, the USB intermediate device combines a charging current from multiple USB 3.0 connected computers and can charge a device with the combined charging current. | 05-12-2011 |
20110225330 | PORTABLE UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention provide a portable device comprising at least one processor. The portable device also comprises a memory coupled to the processor comprising data. Further, the portable device comprises a detector configured to detect at least one external device. The at least one external device is configured to connect to the portable device. Further, the portable device comprises an interface to connect to the at least one external device. The interface is configured to transmit or receive one or more control signals excluding the data. Furthermore, the portable device comprises a controller configured to enable controlling of the portable device from the at least one external device; and controlling of the at least one external device from the portable device through the interface. | 09-15-2011 |
20110271019 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICE WITH HOST DEVICE - A peripheral device of the invention is capable of data communication with a host device via one of a first-type interface and a second-type interface having different data communication-related specifications. The peripheral device has a single connector for making electric connection selectively with a first-type connector or a second-type connector. The peripheral device also has a controller for performing an initial connection process that makes a logical connection between the peripheral device and the host device via the first-type interface or the second-type interface. While the physical connection is maintained, the controller breaks the logical connection established by the initial connection process and subsequently makes another logical connection between the peripheral device and the host device. | 11-03-2011 |
20110307638 | DATA TRANSMISSION CABLE WITH OTG FUNCTION - A data transmission cable provided by the present invention is suitable for connecting a first electronic apparatus and a second electronic apparatus. The data transmission cable of the present invention has a first connection module, a second connection module, and an OTG controller. The first and second connection modules are configured for connecting with the first and the second electronic apparatuses respectively. The OTG controller is coupled to the first and the second connection modules for capturing a data from the second electronic apparatus and transmitting the data to the first electronic apparatus, so as to respond a data capturing requirement from the first electronic apparatus. | 12-15-2011 |
20110314192 | UPnP CONTROL POINT FOR SEARCHING UPnP DEVICE BASED ON THE LOCATION AND SEARCHING METHOD USING THE SAME - A UPnP control point for searching a UPnP device based on the location, includes a communication unit that performs communications with UPnP devices on a UPnP network; a memory unit that parses an extensible markup language (XML) description file of a UPnP device, received through the communication unit, and stores UPnP device information containing location information of the UPnP device as a list; and a control unit that provides the stored location information of the UPnP device using location information of the memory unit and generates a control command for a UPnP device selected by a user. | 12-22-2011 |
20120036294 | COMPUTER INTEGRATED DISPLAY INTEGRATED DISPLAY AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A computer integrated display and a control method of the same, the computer integrated display including at least one built-in universal serial bus (USB) device, a USB controller to control the built-in USB device, a USB output connector which is connected to a USB cable, a switch, and a controller to control the switch to connect the built-in USB device to the USB controller or the USB output connector. Accordingly, a function of a built-in USB device is provided to an external device communicatively coupled to the computer integrated display and a control method of the same. | 02-09-2012 |
20120084470 | Utilitzing USB Resources - At least one downstream interface may be configured to be simultaneously connected to both a USB 3.0 compliant device and a USB 2.0 compliant device. The interface may be used for communicating with a USB 3.0 compliant device via a downstream port and simultaneously communicating with a USB 2.0 compliant device via the downstream port. | 04-05-2012 |
20120102244 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A communication control apparatus includes a first interface, a second interface, a determination unit, and a control unit. The first interface is connected to a detachable recording medium. The second interface is connected to an external device. The second interface includes a first bus controlled by a first bus controller and a second bus controlled by a second bus controller. The second bus has a maximum transfer rate less than that of the first bus. The determination unit is configured to determine a data transfer rate of the detachable recording medium when the detachable recording medium is connected to the first interface. The control unit is configured to establish a connection to the external device via the first bus when the determined data transfer rate exceeds a predetermined threshold, and via the second bus when the determined data transfer rate does not exceed the predetermined threshold. | 04-26-2012 |
20120110226 | MEDICAL DATA COLLECTION APPARATUS - A data collection unit obtains physiological data from a subject interface on a subject. The subject interface can be connected to the data collection unit. When the subject interface is connected to the data collection unit, subject interface contacts on the subject interface make contact with data collection unit contacts on the data collection unit. Some of the data collection unit contacts are for communicating physiological data from the subject interface to the data collection unit. Some of the contacts are for powering the data collection unit upon the subject interface being connected to the data collection unit and for powering down the data collection unit upon the subject interface being disconnected from the data collection unit. | 05-03-2012 |
20120131243 | MULTIPLEXING PIN CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM - A multiplexing pin control circuit for a computer system with multiple chips is provided, and includes a Southbridge chip having at least one multiplexing pin; at least one control module including a first connecting terminal electrically connected to the multiplexing pin, a second connecting terminal, and a control end receiving an enable signal; and a peripheral apparatus having an input/output (I/O) interface electrically connected to the second connecting terminal. When the enable signal is at a first level or a second level, the peripheral apparatus is electrically isolated from or connected to the second connecting terminal correspondingly. The control module switches on or switches off an electrical connection of the multiplexing pin with an external circuit, thereby avoiding an interference with a level voltage of the multiplexing pin during an initialization and reset period and further ensuring the multiplexing function of the pin during a normal operation period. | 05-24-2012 |
20120144076 | MOBILE DEVICE AND COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A mobile device and a computational system including same are described. The mobile device includes a sensor unit having a motion sensor and/or a touch sensor that provides sensing information. The sensing information is applied to a universal serial bus user interface (USB UI) data generation unit and is changed into USB UI data before being output as USB UI data using a USB communication technique. | 06-07-2012 |
20120185623 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SERIAL INTERFACES - Apparatus and methods for serial interfaces are provided. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit operable to communicate over a serial interface is provided. The integrated circuit includes analog circuitry, registers for controlling the operation of the analog circuitry, and a distributed slave device including a primary block and a secondary block. The registers are accessible over the serial interface using a shared register address space. Additionally, the primary block is electrically connected to the serial interface and to a first portion of the registers and the secondary block is electrically connected to the primary block and to a second portion of the registers. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191883 | INTERFACE INTEGRATED DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE TESTING ARRANGEMENT - An integrated interface device includes a conversion instruction receiving interface, an integrated input interface, an integrated output interface, and a conversion control module. The conversion instruction receiving interface is connected to a control device. The integrated input interface is connected to the control device, and integrates at least two interfaces. The integrated output interface is connected to an electronic device, and integrates at least two interfaces. The conversion control module receives a conversion instruction transmitted from the control device, and converts the integrated input interface and the integrated output interface to a designated interface according to the received conversion instruction. | 07-26-2012 |
20120246359 | Method and System for USB Device Virtualization - Methods and systems are provided to allow personal computer users to virtualize a local USB device so that they can remotely connect to a server and interact with the server as if the local USB device was physically connected to the server. They connect a remote USB target hardware device to the target system through a physical USB connection, and the device interacts with the local user's computer over a network. The target system is unaware that the USB device is not connected directly to the system through a physical connection, and the target system does not need special software to implement the remote USB device. The USB target hardware device connected to the target computer may be physically connected and disconnected. | 09-27-2012 |
20120254486 | USB PERIPHERAL DEVICE COMPRISING LIMITED FUNCTION USB HOST CONTROLLER - A USB peripheral device comprising a limited function Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controller configured to control HID compliant USB peripheral devices on a downstream facing USB port is disclosed. The port is also capable of dynamically interfacing to any USB compliant peripheral device. | 10-04-2012 |
20120290749 | Connecting Module for Connecting at Least One Sensor, Actuator, or Effector to a Service-Oriented-Architecture Network - The invention relates to a connecting module ( | 11-15-2012 |
20120303846 | Method for implementing audio transmission and mobile terminal - The disclosure discloses a method for implementing audio transmission and a mobile terminal, wherein the method includes: setting an interface descriptor for a Universal Serial Bus (USB) audio device in a USB composite device, wherein the interface descriptor is used for describing information needed by the USB audio device for transmitting audio data; sending the interface descriptor of the USB audio device to a USB host by the USB audio device to enable the USB host to complete enumeration and identification of the USB audio device according to the interface descriptor of the USB audio device; and performing audio data transmission by the USB audio device with the USB host. By means of the disclosure, a high-quality audio transmission effect can be ensured. | 11-29-2012 |
20120311203 | USB SWITCH WHICH ALLOWS PRIMARY USB CONNECTION IN RESPONSE TO USB SIGNALING - System and method controlling connectivity within a device. A device may be coupled to a host device. In response to the coupling, low power logic (e.g., an embedded device) of the device may be coupled to the host device. The low power logic may perform enumeration with the host device using only power provided by the host device. The low power logic may also charge a battery of the device using power provided by the host device. Device circuitry of the device may provide a signal for coupling to the host device. In response, the device circuitry may be coupled to the host device and may perform device enumeration with the host device. | 12-06-2012 |
20130007317 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMOTE DEVICE DRIVER - Provided is a system and method for providing a remote device driver. The system includes a first device configured to request device information from a terminal connected through a universal serial bus (USB) interface and transmit device information provided from the terminal in response to the request via a network, and a second device connected with the first device via the network and configured to load a driver for driving the terminal on the basis of the device information on the mobile terminal received from the first device. Accordingly, it is possible to drive and control a mobile terminal at a remote location without installing a function driver directly on a computer that is physically connected with the mobile terminal. | 01-03-2013 |
20130019035 | APPARATUS FOR PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION OVER A UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS LINKAANM CHANG; Ming-TeAACI New Taipei CityAACO TWAAGP CHANG; Ming-Te New Taipei City TW - An apparatus for peer-to-peer communication over a Universal Serial Bus (USB) link, the apparatus comprising a USB 3.0 compliant switch to be coupled between a first peer unit and a second peer unit to form a first path, wherein each of the first peer unit and the second peer unit supports a USB type of communication a USB 2.0 compliant bridge to be coupled between the first peer unit and the second peer unit to form a second path a detector to detect the USB type of each of the first peer unit and the second peer unit and a controller to establish the USB type of communication between the first peer unit and the second peer unit over a USB link via the first path or the second path, wherein the controller is configure to selectively switch the USB link to the first path or the second path based on the USB types of the first peer unit and the second peer unit. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024584 | EXTERNAL DESKTOP AGENT FOR SECURE NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus are provided for externally managing control target devices such as computer systems, cameras, recorders, etc., in an effective and secure manner. In particular examples, an external desktop agent is connected to a computer system. Remote desktop agent software need not be installed on the computer system. The external desktop agent receives commands such as keyboard and mouse commands from a control computer over a mechanism such as a bi-directional network. To provide security, the external desktop agent does not directly connect to the computer system over an interface such as universal serial bus (USB) but instead provides a PS/2 interface that connects to the computer system through a standard PS/2 to USB adapter. PS/2 does not allow bi-directional command signaling and does not provide file level access to potentially sensitive computer system data. | 01-24-2013 |
20130042036 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM - An electronic device includes a USB connector, a power supply unit for supplying electric power to an external device, which is connected via the USB connector, a judgment unit for judging whether the external device is a device being compliant with a USB 2.0 standard or a compatible device being compatible with a device complying with the USB 2.0 standard; and an acquisition unit for acquiring a value of voltage requested by a connected compatible device by communicating with the connected compatible device when the judgment unit judges that the external device is the compatible device; wherein the power supply unit supplies electric power corresponding to the value of voltage acquired by the acquisition unit to the compatible device when the judgment unit judges that the external device is the compatible device. | 02-14-2013 |
20130042037 | Method and Apparatus for Enabling Enhanced USB Interaction - Methods and apparatuses for configuring a universal serial bus (USB) connection. The method comprises receiving, at a USB port, first identification data that includes a generic device class code and a vendor identifier. Receiving the first identification causes one of enabling interaction with a peripheral device in accordance with functionality specified by the generic device class code if the host device does not support software associated with the vendor identifier, or sending, at the USB port, a query to the peripheral device if the host device does support software associated with the vendor identifier, the query sent to determine whether the peripheral device supports at least one function different from the functionality specified by the generic device class code. | 02-14-2013 |
20130091311 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT USING A DEDICATED MANAGEMENT INTERFACE - Management of data communication between a peripheral device and host computer system is provided. A peripheral device exposes to a host computer system multiple interfaces for data communication between the peripheral device and the host computer system. The multiple interfaces are exposed over a single physical interface between the peripheral device and the host computer system, for communicating data between the peripheral device and multiple applications executing on the host computer system. The multiple interfaces can include a dedicated management interface facilitating management of the peripheral device by a management application of the multiple applications executing on the host computer system. | 04-11-2013 |
20130166796 | MOBILE TERMINAL - The disclosure discloses a mobile terminal, which comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) main chip and a USB interface, wherein the USB interface is connected to an external USB cable, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) trace is connected between the USB main chip and the USB interface; and a USB signal test point is arranged on the PCB trace. With the disclosure, changes of signal quality caused by addition of a USB signal test point can be effectively reduced, and the communication quality is ensured. | 06-27-2013 |
20130179610 | USB DEVICE WITH PASS-THROUGH HUB CONNECTION - A portable USB device is described herein. The portable USB device such as a storage drive or a card reader has a built-in pass-through hub connection. Instead of clogging up the USB port availability of a computer or other host device, the device provides an extra USB female receptacle on the device to allow the computer to flow information or power charge to another USB device connected to the female receptacle. | 07-11-2013 |
20130238824 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - To provide a semiconductor device and a mobile terminal device capable of operating with stability. A semiconductor device includes an HSIC physical layer circuit fixedly connected to another semiconductor device through a bus line, a USB link control unit that operates with either a USB host function or a USB device function, and link-connects to the another semiconductor device, a nonvolatile storage unit that stores selection data, the selection data being used to select the USB function with which the USB link control unit operates, and a semiconductor substrate on which the HSCI physical control unit, the USB link control unit, and the nonvolatile storage unit are formed. | 09-12-2013 |
20130254440 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING USB TERMINATION SIGNALS OVER EXTENSION MEDIA - Devices and methods for providing SuperSpeed USB connections across an extension medium are provided. An upstream facing port device (UFP device) and a downstream facing port device (DFP device) are connected by an extension medium, and communicate via an extension protocol. The UFP device and the DFP device include switchable receiver termination circuitry. The receiver termination at the UFP device is enabled upon determining that a USB device coupled to the DFP device supports SuperSpeed communication, and the receiver termination at the DFP device is enabled upon determining that a host device coupled to the UFP device supports SuperSpeed communication. | 09-26-2013 |
20130262721 | CONNECTION SYSTEM WITH KEYBOARD-VIDEO-MOUSE DEVICE - A connection system includes a keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) device, first and second electronic devices, first and second cables. The first cable includes a first terminal connected to the KVM device, a second terminal connected to the first electronic device, and a first indicator positioned on the first cable and close to the second terminal. The second cable includes a third terminal connected to the KVM device, a fourth terminal connected to the second electronic device, and a second indicator positioned on the second cable and close to the fourth terminal. The KVM device includes first to third switches, and a logic circuit connected to the first to third switches and the first and second indicators. When the first and second switches are closed, the first indicator is lit by the logic circuit. When the first and third switches are closed, the second indicator is lit by the logic circuit. | 10-03-2013 |
20130282936 | UNIVERSAL INTERFACE FOR ONE OR MORE SENSORS - A method, system, and apparatus of a universal interface compatible with one or more sensors are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring an electrical power signal of an external source at a universal interface device; communicating with the one or more sensors coupled to the universal interface device; conditioning, at the universal interface device, the electrical power signal; receiving an output of the one or more sensors operating on the conditioned electrical power signal; converting the output of to an appropriate form; communicating the appropriate form to the interface; and communicating the output of the one or more sensors to one or more data processing devices communicatively coupled to the universal interface device. | 10-24-2013 |
20130304950 | CONFIGURABLE HEALTH-CARE EQUIPMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus, system and method for providing health-care equipment in a plurality of customizable configurations. A configuration includes a selection and arrangement of health-care equipment modules that each provide specialized support for the provision of health care, including the measurement of physiological parameters. Various types of configurations include those adapted to be mounted upon a desk top or a wall surface, or adapted for wheel mounting or hand-carriable mobile configurations. | 11-14-2013 |
20130311688 | PORTABLE PERSONAL DATA INTERCHANGE DEVICE - The personal data interchange (PDI) device of this invention is based upon a USB flash memory card interface and a simple direct connection operating feature for information transfer. This device may have the physical appearance of a 1-inch plastic cube or another geometric fob design to be attached to a person's key chain, purse, etc. The device may be configured to accept its owner's personal information in a standard electronic business card (vCard) format. The business version of the device has both a USB plug and USB receptacle. The male version of the device has a USB plug and the female version of the device has a USB receptacle plus a USB adapter. When a USB plug or USB receptacle is properly interfaced to an appropriate gender connector on a companion device, PC, PDA, or a smart phone, a person's information would be automatically transferred to the said devices. | 11-21-2013 |
20130339557 | HOST ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HOST DETERMINATION METHOD - The present disclosure provides a host electronic device including a main operating circuit, a first peripheral bus, an interface circuit, a second peripheral bus, and a conversion device. The interface circuit is coupled between the second peripheral bus and a host computer for receiving an external command form the host computer through a transmission protocol compatible with a first interface. The conversion device is coupled between the first and the second peripheral bus including an external virtual adapter, an internal virtual adapter, and a network channel. Furthermore, the conversion device encodes and decodes the external command, and produces a decoded external command. A processor of the main operating circuit executes the decoded external command, such that the main operating circuit implements a corresponding operation. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346650 | CONTROLLER, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT UNIT, AND USB DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A controller for communicating with a USB (universal serial bus) device via a USB is disclosed. The controller includes a registering unit which associates topology information of a USB hub to which the USB device is connected via the USB and a special control scheme for performing a special control of the USB device which is connected to the USB hub to register the associated result; a processing unit which specifies the special control scheme corresponding to the topology information of the USB hub to which the USB device is connected based on the registered information; and the USB hub which executes control of the USB device connected to the USB hub based on the special control scheme specified by the processing unit. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346651 | MANAGING DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND A HOST - Management of data communication between a peripheral device and host computer system is provided. A peripheral device exposes to a host computer system multiple interfaces for data communication between the peripheral device and the host computer system. The multiple interfaces are exposed over a single physical interface between the peripheral device and the host computer system, for communicating data between the peripheral device and multiple applications executing on the host computer system. The multiple interfaces can include a data collection interface facilitating collection of data from the peripheral device by an application of the multiple applications executing on the host computer system. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006658 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HANDHELD COMPUTER BY USB INPUT DEVICES | 01-02-2014 |
20140019651 | HOST DEVICE COUPLED TO A USB PERIPHERAL AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatus for operating a host device (e.g. a ‘plug-and-play’ host device) coupled to a peripheral device (e.g. a mobile phone). In some embodiments, the host device may analyzed peripheral device-descriptive data (e.g. including but not limited to USB endpoint data) and determine information about the peripheral device in accordance with the results of the analysis. Operations that may be carried out by the host device in accordance with results of the analysis include but are not limited to protocol selection, retrieval of cell phone data, and determining software or hardware resource(s) of the peripheral device. In some embodiments, it is possible to actively suppress natural OS behavior whereby a device driver(s) specified by the peripheral device (e.g. in a hardware identifier) is loaded by the host device. For example, it is possible to load a surrogate driver instead. In one example, the hardware identifier is intercepted and not forwarded to a plug-and-play manager executing on the host device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140047142 | DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A data transmission system and method are provided. The data transmission method receives a second format data packet sent by a host; decodes the second format data packet sent by the host, and translating the decoded second format data packet into a first format data packet; transmits the first format data packet to a first device; receives a transmission response sent by the first device in response to the first format data packet, determines whether to transmit the transmission response to the host, and performs a re-try flow when the transmission response does not need to be transmitted to the host. Preferably, a data transmission rate of the first device is slower than that of a second device, and the data transmission system is backward compatible to the first device, and the second format data packet is consistent with the second device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140052880 | EXTERNAL CD MODULE WITH USB INTERFACE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an external CD module for connecting to a remote host device, comprising: a CD mechanism for accessing a data of a CD; a controller, which includes a FAT file system, and the controller is connected to the CD mechanism via a control interface and a data interface to access and convert the data into a file-based format; and a USB interface responsive to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to provide the converted data to the remote host device using MSC communication protocol via the USB interface. | 02-20-2014 |
20140075063 | Smart device with no AP - A smart device with no AP includes: a central processing module for running an operation system and applications; a peripheral control module for connecting peripherals; and a message mechanism connected with the central processing module and the peripheral control module for transmitting messages therebetween. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, data transfer is provided by a shared memory of the two modules, and the messages simulate data exchanges in a USB transfer layer for connecting the peripherals to the central processing module as a USB compound device. The present invention disperses complexity of hardware and software of the smart device to the two modules for being provided easily. General CPU manufacturers and mobile phone chip manufacturers can avoid the complexity of AP with the present invention for easily joining a competition of the smart device such as a smart phone. | 03-13-2014 |
20140122752 | USB 3.0 Link Layer Timer Adjustment to Extend Distance - Methods and devices for transmitting SuperSpeed information between a host device and a USB device via an extension medium are provided. Link partner relationships are established between the host device and an upstream facing port device, between the USB device and a downstream facing port device, and between the upstream facing port device and the downstream facing port device. While the link partner relationship between the upstream facing port device and the downstream facing port device is substantially compliant to the USB 3.0 Specification, the link partner relationship may use a configurable link layer acknowledgement timer to compensate for delays in transmission over the extension medium. | 05-01-2014 |
20140156884 | ADAPTIVE ACCESSORY DETECTION AND MODE NEGOTIATION - Methods and apparatus for providing device detection and operational mode negotiation entirely over extant high-speed data bus pins or terminals. In one exemplary embodiment, methods and apparatus are disclosed enabling detection, negotiation and serial/video data transfer over USB 2.0 data interface pins in order to consolidate pin count on the interface and associated connector. Existing USB detection mechanisms are also leveraged to the maximum extent so as to eliminate the need for additional detection protocols. This approach allows for smaller connector and parent device form factor, while still maintaining all of the functional capabilities required for that interface. The breadth of USB-capable devices supported by such an interface is also markedly improved over prior art techniques. | 06-05-2014 |
20140164656 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN A DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method are provided for transmitting and receiving data in a data communication system. The method includes receiving certain multimedia data from a portable terminal using a first data communication scheme; transmitting the certain multimedia data to an external device; receiving control data corresponding to the certain multimedia data from the external device based on the first data communication scheme; converting the control data into a data format of a second data communication scheme; generating data including the converted control data; and transmitting the data to the portable terminal. | 06-12-2014 |
20140181337 | ONE-TO-MANY 2.4G WIRELESS COMPUTER PERIPHERAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to the wireless transmission technology. Disclosed is a one-to-many 2.4G wireless computer peripheral communication device, which includes a 2.4G wireless USB transmit-receive adapter connected with a USB interface of an intelligent appliance and more than one 2.4G wireless computer peripheral cooperated with the USB transmit-receive adapter. Also disclosed is a transmission method of one-to-many 2.4G wireless computer peripheral communication device, which includes the following steps: (1) presetting an occupied time period of each 2.4G wireless computer peripheral; (2) selecting a channel; (3) establishing a channel; and (4) transmitting data. The present invention enables a USB transmit-receive adapter to communicate with more than one peripheral, and has the advantages that the wireless signal is steady, all the peripherals work at the same time without interfering with each other and it is convenient to add computer peripherals. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181338 | System and Method for Audio Pass-Through Between Multiple Host Computing Devices - A digital audio pass-through device capable of connecting multiple host computing devices is described. The digital audio pass-through device allows computing devices such as personal computers (Mac or PC), tablets, and smart phones to share high quality digital audio data streams with one another via USB connections. The digital audio pass-through device also allows for the aggregation of high quality audio data from multiple computing devices with limited to no latency. | 06-26-2014 |
20140201399 | USB HUB WITH AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION MODE SWITCHING - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub for allowing communication between a host device and one or more peripheral devices. The USB hub is configured to allow the host device to communicate with the peripheral devices in at least two communication modes and to automatically switch between communication modes in response to the type of connection between the host device and the USB hub. In a first communication mode, the host device is wirelessly coupled to the USB hub and in a second communication mode, the host device is physically coupled (wired-connection) to the USB hub. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201400 | ELECTRONIC TOOL AND METHODS FOR MEETINGS - An electronic meeting tool and method for communicating arbitrary media content from users at a meeting comprises a node configuration means adapted to operate a display node of a communications network, the display node being coupled to a first display. The node configuration means is adapted to receive user selected arbitrary media content and to control display of the user selected arbitrary media content on the first display. A peripheral device adapted to communicate the user selected arbitrary media content via the communications network is a connection unit comprising a connector adapted to couple to a port of a processing device having a second display, a memory and an operating system, and a transmitter. A program is adapted to obtain user selected arbitrary media content, said program leaving a zero footprint on termination. The user may trigger a transfer of said user selected arbitrary media content to said transmitter. | 07-17-2014 |
20140237146 | AUTOMATED NETWORK TRIGGERING-FORWARDING DEVICE - An automated network triggering-forwarding device connected with a control computer and an information input equipment by a network or a cable, respectively, is provided, which comprises a static output module, a dynamic forwarding module, and an information feedback module. A preset trigger signal is output by touching a key or combination of keys of a key output module, the output information of the information input equipment is forwarded to the control computer by the dynamic forwarding module, and the information fed back by the control computer is displayed on the feedback display module and a voice prompt is provided through the voice output module by the information feedback module. The buttons are imparted with different output definitions according to different service requirements, and tart triggering other recognizing devices to operate when needed according to operator demand. The dynamic output function can be externally connected with a plurality of non-network equipment. | 08-21-2014 |
20140281063 | WIRELESS ADAPTER FOR A MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A wireless adapter for a measurement device is provided. The wireless adapter includes a first universal serial bus (USB) port to couplably receive data from the measurement device. The wireless adapter includes a battery to power the measurement device via the first USB port. the wireless adapter includes a wireless module to wirelessly transmit the received data to an external computing device after processing by the wireless adapter. | 09-18-2014 |
20140337544 | TRANSPORT MODE FOR WIRELESS SERIAL BUS (WSB) SERVICE - Techniques are described for establishing a Wireless Serial Bus (WSB) service to transport data using a Media Agnostic Universal Serial Bus (MAUSB) protocol according to a selected transport mode in a WSB session of the WSB service. The MAUSB protocol may be deployed either over an Internet Protocol (IP) stack or directly over a Media Access Control (MAC) layer. According to the techniques, the wireless service advertiser and the wireless service seeker negotiate the transport mode for the MAUSB protocol in each WSB session of the WSB service. During a service discovery process, the wireless service advertiser identifies one or more supported transport modes for the MAUSB protocol in service information for the WSB service. During a P2P connection setup and a WSB session setup, the wireless service seeker indicates a selected one of the supported transport modes for the MAUSB protocol in session information for the WSB session. | 11-13-2014 |
20140351462 | ELECTRONIC TOOL AND METHODS FOR MEETINGS - An electronic meeting tool and method for communicating arbitrary media content from users at a meeting is described. These can include a node configuration means adapted to operate a display node of a communications network, the display node being coupled to a first display. The node configuration means is adapted to receive user selected arbitrary media content and to control display of the user selected arbitrary media content on the first display. At least one peripheral device adapted to communicate the user selected arbitrary media content via the communications network is provided, wherein the peripheral device is a connection unit that includes a connector adapted to couple to a port of a processing device having a second display, a memory and an operating system; and a transmitter for communicating with the communications network. A program is provided that is adapted to be loaded onto the processing device and to run on the operating system of the processing device, the program being adapted to obtain user selected arbitrary media content, and to leave a zero footprint on termination. An input device is provided to allow the user to carry out a user action that triggers transfer of said user selected arbitrary media content to said transmitter through said port. | 11-27-2014 |
20150019769 | DATA EXCHANGE AND STORAGE DEVICE - The invention concerns a device ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150026370 | UNPOWERED DATA-TRANSFER DEVICE - Apparatus and associated methods relate to an unpowered data-transfer device having a processor, non-volatile memory, and two connection ports, from which operating current for the unpowered data-transfer device is drawn when connected to a powered system via one of the connection ports. In various embodiments, the apparatus may transfer program data or configuration data from a host processor system to one of a plurality of target data-transferable systems. Some embodiments may transfer stored data from one or more target data-transferable systems to a host processor system. Some exemplary unpowered data-transfer devices may include a power arbiter coupled to both a host port and a target port, the power arbiter determining from which port operating current may be drawn. In various embodiments, an unpowered data-transfer device may facilitate firmware upgrades or system settings changes to autonomous programmable systems by touching target port contacts to a port on a data-transferable system. | 01-22-2015 |
20150032919 | INTERFACE DEVICE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING UNKNOWN I/O DEVICE - An interface device capable of supporting an unknown I/O device comprises: a transmission module, used for receiving a control signal sent by an I/O device and sending a feedback signal to the I/O device; a signal process module, used for generating a control indicating signal according to the control signal and generating the feedback signal according to a feedback indicating signal; and a USB interface, used for sending the control indicating signal to a data process device and receiving the feedback indicating signal from the data process device; wherein, information content of the control indicating signal and information content of the feedback indicating signal both comprise the information of a first device description unit and a first interaction description unit contained in a first device index chart. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032920 | MANAGING DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND A HOST - Management of data communication between a peripheral device and host computer system is provided. A peripheral device exposes to a host computer system multiple interfaces for data communication between the peripheral device and the host computer system. The multiple interfaces are exposed over a single physical interface between the peripheral device and the host computer system, for communicating data between the peripheral device and multiple applications executing on the host computer system. The multiple interfaces can include a data collection interface facilitating collection of data from the peripheral device by an application of the multiple applications executing on the host computer system. | 01-29-2015 |
20150067203 | MULTI-CONNECTIVITY BOOST EXTENDER AND CONNECTIVITY DEVICE - Aspects of transmit and receive connectivity devices are described. In one embodiment, a transmit connectivity device includes a first high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, signal processing circuitry configured to receive a media signal and to convert the media signal to a converged media signal, a multi-position multi-contact port, and a second HDMI port. The multi-position multi-contact port may include a first plurality of contacts coupled to the signal processing circuitry to transmit the converged media signal to at least one sink device, and a subset of a second plurality of contacts of the HDMI port may be coupled to the first plurality of contacts. Using the connectivity devices described herein, HDMI cables may be relied upon to communicate combinations of media signals, including full uncompressed high definition video, audio, 100BaseT Ethernet, and various control signals. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067204 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING SYSTEM - For a printing system, a printing device and an information terminal are connected by communication. The printing device includes a wired communication unit configured to communicate by USB, a connection confirmation unit configured to confirm the connection to the information terminal, and a boot application determination unit configured to notify the information terminal of the application to be booted at the information terminal. The information terminal includes a wired communication unit configured to communicate by USB, a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a server, an application existence determination unit configured to determine installation, a download site determination unit configured to determine a server, an install unit configured to acquire the application from the server and install, and an application boot unit configured to boot the application. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067205 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY - An electronic device assembly includes a main device, and a plurality of peripheral devices. The main device includes a first connector. Each of the plurality of peripheral devices includes two second connectors. Each first connector and second connector includes various types of interfaces, and the plurality of peripheral devices is coupled to the main device via the various types of interfaces; each peripheral device is coupled to another peripheral device via the second connector, to connect the plurality of peripheral devices one by one in series. | 03-05-2015 |
20150127859 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A data transmission method and an electronic apparatus are disclosed. The data transmission method comprises: establishing transmission channels between the local endpoints and a plurality of remote endpoints, wherein at least one of the local endpoints corresponds to at least two of the remote endpoints and at least two transmission channels are established; and transmitting data by using the transmission channels in a time-slice manner between the local endpoints and the corresponding remote endpoints. The data transmission method and the electronic apparatus of the present disclosure can achieve data transmission between a USB host and a plurality of USB devices even when the number of remote endpoints included in the USB devices is greater than the number of local endpoints included in the USB host. | 05-07-2015 |
20150309958 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EXTENDING USB 3.0-COMPLIANT COMMUNICATION - Devices and methods for extending USB-compliant communication distances, including USB 3.0 SuperSpeed communication, are provided. In some embodiments, a host is communicatively coupled to a device that provides an upstream facing port, and a USB device is communicatively coupled to a device that provides a downstream facing port. The upstream facing port and downstream facing port are coupled via a communication channel. In some embodiments, the upstream facing port and downstream facing port generate packets to ensure that timing requirements of the USB specification are met regardless of the latency of the communication channel. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317279 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - To provide a semiconductor device and a mobile terminal device capable of operating with stability. A semiconductor device includes an HSIC physical layer circuit fixedly connected to another semiconductor device through a bus line, a USB link control unit that operates with either a USB host function or a USB device function, and link-connects to the another semiconductor device, a nonvolatile storage unit that stores selection data, the selection data being used to select the USB function with which the USB link control unit operates, and a semiconductor substrate on which the HSCI physical control unit, the USB link control unit, and the nonvolatile storage unit are formed. | 11-05-2015 |
20160004650 | PORTABLE DEVICE, CABLE ASSEMBLY, AND USB SYSTEM - One aspect includes a system, including: a portable device having a receptacle; and a cable assembly including a plug connectable to the receptacle; the cable assembly including: a first connection for a peripheral device; a second connection for a charger; and a control section that indicates a charging mode to the portable device permitting connection of both the charger and the peripheral device to the portable device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 01-07-2016 |
20160018865 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTABLE, CHARGE-ONLY, USB ADAPTER - A system and method provides a way to sever the data connection between a USB port and a client device, while still allowing the client device to charge. Typical connections between a client device and a USB port involve a USB cable. However, the device described herein is used in series with the client device and USB port. The device automatically detects the allowed charging current from the USB port and presents that information to the client device. During this exchange, no data transfer is allowed between the client device and USB port in either direction. Once the client device is provided, and charging information presented by the device, the client device begins to charge. | 01-21-2016 |
20160033995 | FLUID ANALYTE METER SYSTEM - A device for managing health data provides a first housing portion including a data storage system that stores health data and a second housing portion including a data communications element. The data communications element provides data communications between the data storage system and a processing device that processes the health data according to a data-management software. The first housing portion and the second housing portion are connected by a cable that communicates signals between the data communications element and other components in the first housing portion. Another device for managing health data provides a first housing portion including a health data management system and a data communications element that provides data communications between the health data management system and an external processing device. The second housing portion is removably coupled to the first housing portion, and includes at least one component used by the health data management system. | 02-04-2016 |
20160048472 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RECOGNIZING EXTERNAL DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method are provided. The apparatus includes a connecter to connect with an electronic device external to the apparatus, and a processor configured to identify a connection with the electronic device via the connector, receive, using a first communication scheme, a message from the electronic device based at least in part on the identifying, determine, based at least in part on the message, whether the electronic device supports a second communication scheme, and establish a communication link corresponding to the second communication scheme with the electronic device based at least in part on a determination that the electronic device supports the second communication scheme. | 02-18-2016 |
20160062923 | UNIVERSAL INPUT DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to input devices configured for use with computing devices. The present invention relates to methods and devices for establishing, maintaining and managing, wireless connections between an input device and one or more host computing devices running one of a plurality of operating systems. The input device may be configured to analyze data received from the host computing devices to automatically or manually determine an operating system running on the host computing devices and configure the input device for proper functionality with the determined operating system. | 03-03-2016 |
20160077986 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDING REAL-TIME SWITCHING AND SHARING OF USB ELECTRONIC DEVICES AMONG HOSTS - The present disclosure provides an electronic apparatus that comprises a number of Universal Serial Bus (USB) device control modules, a microprocessor, a priority arbitration module, a USB host control module and a USB hub module. The USB device control modules are configured to receive from and send to a host a USB electric signal. The microprocessor is configured to generate a number of virtual USB hub modules in a memory. Each of the virtual USB hub modules is configured to generate a USB device enumeration signal, in response to an electric connection status between a USB electronic device and the USB hub module, and to send the USB device enumeration signal via a corresponding one of the USB device control modules to the host. The priority arbitration module is configured to, in response to the availability of the USB electronic device, transmit the USB electric signal issued from the host to the USB electronic device via the USB host control module and the USB hub module. | 03-17-2016 |
20160117276 | KVM SWITCH - A KVM (K: keyboard, V: video, M: mouse) switch to be connected between a computer, and a keyboard and a mouse, the KVM switch includes: a connector that is cascade-connected to another KVM switch; an inputter that inputs a creation instruction of control data including control information which controls the operation of the another KVM switch; a creator that creates the control data having a data format that is the same as a data format of key code data inputted from the key board or the mouse when a creation instruction of the control data is inputted, the control data including the control information and a first identifier indicative of the control data; and an outputter that outputs the created control data to the another KVM switch. | 04-28-2016 |
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