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| 20080201505 | Multimedia data collection device for a host with a single available input port - A multimedia input system for a handheld device includes a gateway interface for connecting to the handheld device a plurality of discrete input sources generating a plurality or unique input signals and capable of communicating with the gateway interface. A converter is used for converting the each of the plurality of input signals into a signal format acceptable by the handheld device. The gateway interface may be a hub or a router. The gateway interface is adapted for selectively receiving each of the unique input signals at a single port. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080215776 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING DIFFERENT FORMAT CONTENT INTO ONE OR MORE COMMON FORMATS - A method and apparatus for converting different format content into one or more first common formats. This conversion method allows content that is received in multiple, different formats to be converted into one standard format for manufacturing and, optionally, into an Internet format rather quickly. This method allows the content to be available in both the production master and Internet formats nearly simultaneously. The converted Internet ready content file can be “bundled” with its associated metadata in another step and entered into a database. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080244120 | MULTI-PROTOCOL SERIAL INTERFACE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM-ON-CHIP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A multi-protocol serial interface (MPSI) apparatus can include a controller circuit that is configured to receive information about a type of MPSI utilized for data transfer and that is configured to control a format of the data transfer and input/output timing associated with the data transfer. A data generation and processing circuit is coupled to the controller circuit and is configured to extract information from a buffer memory to generate data for the data transfer according to the format based on the information and is configured to generate the data in a packet format or a bit format based on the information. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080307128 | UNIVERSAL MULTIMEDIA - A memory device removably insertable into or otherwise removably connected to a plurality of host devices includes a first memory storing multimedia data. A first circuit portion of the memory device determines the host device capabilities when the memory device is connected to a host device and a second circuit portion feeds the multimedia data to the host device in a format compatible with the determined capabilities of the host device. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090070501 | DATA PROCESSOR - A format converter includes a first input buffer for storing input data, an output buffer for storing output data, a converter connected between the first input buffer and the output buffer, and a register that the converter refers to. The register allows plural kinds of conversion patterns to be defined in conformity with a desired data format conversion. The converter generates the output data based on the input data, in accordance with the conversion pattern defined in the register. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090089465 | Plug and Play Display Device Over Ultra Wideband Link - A method for conveying display device data over an ultra wideband wireless link that provides an information handling system with an information handling system ultra wideband communication link. The method also provides a display device with a display device ultra wideband communication link and transmits display data between the information handling system ultra wideband communication link and the display device ultra wideband communication link. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090172218 | High Definition Media Interface Controller Having A Modular Design Internal Bus Structure, And Applications Thereof - The present invention provides a high definition media interface (HDMI) controller having a modular design internal bus structure, and applications thereof. The controller includes a circuit interface, an address decoder coupled to the circuit interface, a plurality of sub-circuits, wherein each sub-circuit includes registers used to configure and control the sub-circuit, and a bus that couples the registers of each sub-circuit to the address decoder. After startup of the controller, the sub-circuits are configured by using the circuit interface, address decoder, and bus to write values to the registers of the sub-circuits. The sub-circuits of the controller include a video pixel sampler, an audio sampler, a frame composer, and a power controller. The video sampler can be configured to convert one of a plurality of RGB and YCbCr signals to a common format signal used by other sub-circuits of the controller. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090300240 | COMPUTING UNIT AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - A computing unit includes main memory, a processing module, a baseband processing module, a transmission section, and a control module. The control module includes inputs, outputs, and memory interfaces. The main memory is coupled to one of the memory interfaces. The processing module is coupled to one of the inputs and to one of the outputs. The baseband processing module is coupled to another one of the inputs and to another one of the outputs. The control module is operably coupled to receive a request via a input of the plurality of inputs and to interpret the request. The control module determines an address from the memory access request when the request is a memory access request. The control module then determines a memory interface based on the address and transmits a representation of the memory access request to the memory interface. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090307396 | Hypervisor to I/O Stack Conduit in Virtual Real Memory - Provided is conduit configured such that a hypervisor does not need to include logic for communicating directly with an I/O storage device. A virtual Asynchronous Service Interface (VASI) is the interface between a Command/Response Queue (CRQ), which receives CRQ commands from the hypervisor, and a Common Data-Link Interface (CDLI) of a Forwarder. The Forwarder receives I/O commands in a format associated with the CDLI and converts the commands into a generic I/O format understood by a Virtual Block Storage Device (VBSD). The reformatted command is transmitted to the VBSD, which issues commands to the native I/O stack. The hypervisor sends a read or write (R/W) request Lo the VASI, which passes the request to the Forwarder. The Forwarder converts the request and transmits the converted request to the VBSD. The VBSD transmits the request to the block storage device and returns the response to the Forwarder. The Forwarder replies to the request from the VASI with the response from the ABSD. The VASI then responds to the hypervisor. Also provided is an operation-specific module responsible for understanding and the intelligent processing of data that is transmitted between the hypervisor and the I/O stack. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100185797 | KEYBOARD-MOUSE SWITCH AND SWITCHING METHOD THEREOF - A keyboard-mouse switch is disclosed. The keyboard-mouse switch mentioned above is embedded in a computer apparatus and includes an information monitoring unit, a hot-key look up table and a hot-key identification controller. The information monitoring unit receives input information generated by at least one of a keyboard and a mouse. The hot-key look up table stores at least start up hot-key information. The hot-key identification controller receives the start up hot-key information and the input information. The hot-key identification identifies whether the input information is hot-key information or not and dis/enables the input information to be transmitted to the computer apparatus according to the start up hot-key information and the hot-key information. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100205334 | Device wire adapter and communication control method to perform data transfer between wireless USB host and wired USB device - A device wire adapter performs a data transfer between a host which has been wirelessly connected to an upstream side and a wired device which has been wired-connected to a downstream side. The device wire adapter includes a control unit which controls the data transfer between the host and the wired device, and an end point on which a configuration information related to the data transfer can be changed. The data transfer between the host and the wired device is performed via the end point on which the configuration information has been changed based on configuration information on an end point included in the wired device. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110153882 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING CONTENT - A content transformation apparatus includes an interface unit connected to at least one universal interface, and a process unit to control at least one content received through the interface unit from the at least one universal interface to be transformed to a content corresponding to a format of another universal interface, and to control the transformed content to be transmitted to the other universal interface through the interface unit. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110320653 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING I/O EXPANSION REQUESTS AND RESPONSES IN A PCIE ARCHITECTURE - A system for implementing non-standard input/output (I/O) adapters in a standardized I/O architecture, comprising an I/O hub communicatively coupled to an I/O bus and a plurality of I/O adapters at I/O adapter addresses, the I/O hub including logic for implementing a method comprising receiving requests from the plurality of I/O adapters, storing the I/O adapter addresses of a requester along with their corresponding target recipient addresses and operation codes, receiving a response from a responder, the response indicating that a request has been completed, determining that the response is in a format other than a format supported by the I/O bus, transforming the response into the format supported by the I/O bus, locating a stored I/O adapter address having a corresponding target recipient address that matches the responder address and a corresponding operation code that matches the responder operation code, and transmitting the response to the stored I/O adapter address. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120017014 | AUDIO/VIDEO ROUTER - A composite input signal having an audio component and a video component is routed from an input to an output by separating a stream of audio data words at an average frequency F1 from the video component and supplying the separated stream of audio data words sequentially to a FIFO input register. The output of the FIFO input register is polled at a frequency F2, greater than F1, and, in the event that an audio data word is available at the output of the FIFO input register, the audio data word is conveyed from the output of the FIFO input register to an input of a signal path. Otherwise a null data word is conveyed to the input of the signal path. The signal path thereby conveys a stream of data words that comprises both audio data words and null data words. The audio data words of the stream conveyed by the path are combined with the video component of the composite input signal. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120144077 | MEMORY INTERFACE CHIP CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT MEMORIES AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING MEMORY TRANSMISSION CHANNEL - A memory interface chip is disclosed and includes a data output unit and a control module, wherein the data output module receives data from an external source. The data output unit can be selectively connected to different memory structures. The data output unit includes a first output channel and a second output channel, wherein the channels respectively generate a first output signal and a second output signal based on the data received. The control module selectively closes off the first output channel or the second output channel based on the memory architecture of the memory connected to the data output unit. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120173776 | ADAPTIVE INTERCONNECTION SCHEME FOR MULTIMEDIA DEVICES - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to adaptive interconnection for multimedia devices. An embodiment of an apparatus includes an apparatus that includes one or more ports, the one or more ports including one or more adaptable ports, where each adaptable port includes a receptacle to accept a plug of a connector element, the receptacle including multiple electrical contacts. The apparatus further includes an adaptable port device to process data including multimedia data received at the one or more adaptable ports, where the adaptable port device is to detect a multimedia signal format for multimedia data received at each of the adaptable ports, and adapt each of the adaptable ports to be compatible with the detected multimedia signal format for the adaptable port. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173777 | DIGITAL I/O SIGNAL SCHEDULER - An apparatus and method of scheduling signals. In one embodiment, the method includes a first circuit receiving a first plurality of reference values. The first circuit selects a reference value from the first plurality according to a first reference identifier (ID) that is stored in memory. The first circuit compares the selected reference value to a first match value. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120246360 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing apparatus may include a data conversion unit for, when converting a plurality of sequentially input data into conversion data of the same bit number as a data bus having a prescribed bit number and sequentially transferring the conversion data, arranging the input data in each conversion unit using the conversion data as one transfer unit and a prescribed number of transfer units as one conversion unit. The data conversion unit may include a first data generation unit, a second data generation unit for generating second data obtained by allocating a prescribed second number of input data in the input data not allocated to the first data, to the second bit range and a data coupling unit for coupling the first data and the second data to generate the conversion data having the bit number of the bus width of the data bus. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120246361 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing apparatus may include: a data conversion unit configured to designate one-transfer data as one transfer unit and designate a predetermined number of transfer units as one conversion unit when a plurality of input data sequentially input is converted into transfer data of which the number of bits is the same as that of a data bus having a predetermined number of bits, and the transfer data is sequentially transferred, and arrange the input data in the transfer data within the conversion unit. The data conversion unit may include: a data generation unit, a first data arrangement change unit, and a first data selection unit configured to sequentially select the changed data in which the position of the input data is changed by the first data arrangement change unit and output the selected changed data as the transfer data in the data conversion unit. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120254487 | DATA WRITING METHOD AND DATA WRITING DEVICE - A host device requests a recording device to send first information including model information or sequel information expressed as a value in a first range. The host device determines if the model information or the sequel information is contained in the first information sent from the recording device, and acquires the model information from the first information if the model information is contained in the first information. If the sequel information is contained in the first information, the host device requests transmission of second information containing model information expressed as a value in the second range, and acquires model information from the second information. Based on the acquired recording device model information, the host device writes data stored in the host device to the recording device. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130159570 | COMPUTER DATA TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND MOTHERBOARD USING THE SAME - A computer data transmitting system includes a PCI-E interface, a CPU, a first photoelectric conversion module, and a second photoelectric conversion module. The first photoelectric conversion module is electrically connected to the PCI-E interface. The second photoelectric conversion module is electrically connected to the CPU. The first photoelectric conversion module and the second photoelectric conversion module are connected to each other by at least one optical fiber. A motherboard using the computer data transmitting system is also provided. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130304951 | METHODS AND STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED AND DYNAMIC ZONING IN SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI EXPANDERS - Methods and structure for dynamically modifying SAS Zoning Features of a SAS expander based on present operating status of the expander. Rules are provided and interpreted within the expander to define changes to be made to the present SAS Zoning Features based on changes to the present operating status of the expander. The present operating status may be, for example, the present day, date, time of day, etc. Exemplary rules may define a modification to the zone group identifier to be associated with a PHY of the expander based on the present operating status of the expander. Exemplary rules may also define a modification to the zone permission defined for a pair of zone group identifiers. Further features and aspects hereof provide for a read-only zone permission value in addition the standards of the SAS specification. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20160147691 | KEYBOARD-VIDEO-MOUSE SWITCH AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switch and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The KVM switch is coupled between at least one peripheral device and controlled computers. The method includes steps of: determining whether the hot-key mode of KVM switch is started; if yes, when the KVM switch receives a first signal from a specific controlled computer of the controlled computers, directly passing the first signal to a corresponding specific peripheral device of the at least one peripheral device; when the KVM switch receives a second signal in response from the specific peripheral device within a predetermined period of time, determining whether the second signal includes a specific data; if yes, replacing the specific data in the second signal with an irrelevant data to form a third signal and transmitting the third signal to the specific controlled computer. The irrelevant data corresponds to the specific controlled computer and has no effect on the specific controlled computer. | 05-26-2016 |
