Address assignment and control of a single connection terminal d

Details Address assignment and control of a single connection terminal d Address assignment and control of a single connection terminal d

1995-02-21

1996-10-08

Olms, Douglas W.

Multiplex communications

Wide area network

Packet switching

370 851, H04J 324

Patent

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055638864

ABSTRACT:
A bus connects a plurality of electronic devices. The address of a prescribed electronic device having a single connection-terminal is assigned based on parent/child considerations. The prescribed device having a single connection terminal is controlled by a designated device so that other devices on the bus cannot directly communicate with the prescribed device other than through the designated device. In one embodiment, the bus is a P1394 audio/visual serial bus, the prescribed device is a camcorder, and the designated device is a VCR.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4959713 (1990-09-01), Morotomi et al.
patent: 5054022 (1991-10-01), van Steenbrugge
patent: 5394556 (1995-02-01), Oprescu

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