http://www.freshpatents.com/Electrical-computers-and-digital-data-processing-systems--input-output-dtnewntc710.php USPTO Class 710 - Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/output en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-improving-communications-for-systems-having-communications-protocol-enabled-devices-dt20090813ptan20090204728.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 A method and system for improving communications for systems (200) including at least one communications protocol (CP) enabled server device (206,..., 212). The method comprises performing a first diagnostic process (400). The first diagnostic process includes classifying at least one CP enabled server device as a malfunctioning device or an... http://www.freshpatents.com/Identifying-a-cable-with-a-connection-location-dt20090813ptan20090204729.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 The illustrative embodiments provide a cable management system, a computer program product, a cable, a method for manufacturing a cable, and a method for guiding a user in identifying a connection location for a cable of interest. A processor, in a data processing system, receives a cable identification from the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Manual-provision-method-peripheral-device-and-control-program-dt20090813ptan20090204730.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 A terminal device used by a user transmits identification information on an application used along with a multi-function peripheral by the terminal device to that multi-function peripheral. The multi-function peripheral then transmits, to the terminal device, for-display manual data on a manual corresponding to the application indicated by the identification... http://www.freshpatents.com/Automatically-disabling-input-output-signal-processing-based-on-the-required-multimedia-format-dt20090813ptan20090204731.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 A system and method operable to automatically disable input/output signal processing based on the required data format is provided. The need for an input/output module, such as an encoder, required to process input signal having a first data format (i.e. multimedia format) and produce an output signal having a second... http://www.freshpatents.com/Single-chip-multi-media-card-secure-digital--mmc-sd--controller-reading-power-on-boot-code-from-integrated-flash-memory-for-user-storage-dt20090813ptan20090204732.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 A Multi-Media Card/Secure Digital (MMC/SD) single-chip flash device contains a MMC/SD flash microcontroller and flash mass storage blocks containing flash memory arrays that are block-addressable rather than randomly-addressable. MMC/SD transactions from a host MMC/SD bus are read by a bus transceiver on the MMC/SD flash microcontroller. Various routines that execute... http://www.freshpatents.com/Path-maintenance-mechanism-dt20090813ptan20090204733.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 In the computer system including a host computer and a storage system, the storage system includes a physical disk and a disk controller, and provides a storage area of the physical disk as at least one logical unit. The processor obtains, at a first time point and a second time... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-system-and-computer-program-product-for-enhanced-shared-store-buffer-management-scheme-with-limited-resources-for-optimized-performance-dt20090813ptan20090204734.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 The exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a storage buffer management scheme for I/O store buffers. Specifically, the storage buffer management system as described within the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is configured to comprise storage buffers that have the capability to efficiently support 128 byte or 256... http://www.freshpatents.com/Systems-and-methods-for-selectively-activating-functions-provided-by-a-mobile-phone-dt20090813ptan20090204735.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 Methods for selectively activating one of multiple functions provided by a mobile phone are provided. An embodiment of a method for selectively activating one of multiple functions comprises the following steps. That the mobile phone has been coupled to a computer system is detected. A first interface is displayed to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Computing-device-with-flexibly-configurable-expansion-slots-and-method-of-operation-dt20090813ptan20090204736.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 A computing device that allows for a flexible allocation of bandwidth among peripheral devices using a peripheral bus is disclosed. The computing device includes a peripheral bus and at least two slots. The computing device may be used with a single peripheral card or multiple peripheral cards. In a multi-card... http://www.freshpatents.com/Communication-between-an-accessory-and-a-media-player-with-multiple-protocol-versions-dt20090813ptan20090204738.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 An interface and protocol allow a media player to communicate with external accessories over a transport link. The protocol includes a core protocol functionality and a number of accessory lingoes. Examples of accessory lingoes include a microphone lingo, a simple remote lingo, a display remote lingo, an RF transmitter lingo,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Wireless-universal-serial-bus-system-and-driving-method-thereof-dt20090813ptan20090204737.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 Disclosed is a wireless universal serial bus system that includes a device; a first host communicating with the device according to a wireless universal serial bus protocol; and a second host communicating with the device according to a wireless universal serial bus protocol, wherein when the first host receives a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Interruptible-write-block-and-method-for-using-same-dt20090813ptan20090204739.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 A disclosed embodiment is an interruptible write block comprising a primary register having an input coupled to an input of the interruptible write block, a secondary register having an input selectably coupled to an output of the primary register and to an output of the secondary register through an interrupt... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-device-for-performing-switchover-operations-in-a-computer-system-having-at-least-two-execution-units-dt20090813ptan20090204740.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 A method and device for performing switchover operations in a computer system having at least two execution units are provided, in which switchover units are included which are configured in such a way that they switch over between at least two operating modes, a first operating mode corresponding to a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Reader-board-assembly-circuit-system-and-method-for-identifying-a-digital-device-among-multiple-digital-devices-dt20090813ptan20090204741.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 The present invention provides an electronic circuit for detecting, identifying, and/or activating a digital device, including a touch-and-hold connector configured to hold an object of interest, the digital device coupled to the touch-and-hold connector, for example, wherein the digital device has a unique digital registration number, a microcontroller that reads... http://www.freshpatents.com/Switching-device-and-method-of-manufacturing-same-dt20090813ptan20090204742.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:03 -0700 In some embodiments, a switching device is configured to couple a first computer to a first peripheral device and one or more second peripheral devices. The switching device is further configured to couple a second computer to a third peripheral device and the one or more second peripheral devices. The...