Method and apparatus for vendor-specific device communication

Details Method and apparatus for vendor-specific device communication Method and apparatus for vendor-specific device communication

2007-04-24

2007-04-24

Chase, Shelly (Department: 2133)

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Pulse or data error handling

Digital data error correction

Reexamination Certificate

active

10733152

ABSTRACT:
Broadly speaking a method and an apparatus is disclosed for enabling vendor-specific communication between devices of a common vendor. More specifically, the present invention provides a method and an apparatus for using vendor-specific cyclic redundancy check (CRC) data to identify a communication as containing vendor-specific data. The method and apparatus of the present invention does not inhibit compatibility between the vendor device and another device operating in accordance with a standard communication protocol. Additionally, the method and apparatus of the present invention allows the devices of the common vendor to implement features and functionality that rely on efficient and protected vendor-specific communication.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6856623 (2005-02-01), Hamasaki et al.

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