USB-based host-to-host networking method

Details USB-based host-to-host networking method USB-based host-to-host networking method

2007-01-09

2007-01-09

Auve, Glenn A. (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus interface architecture

C710S313000, C710S306000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10865773

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a USB-based host-to-host networking method capable of transferring information between two hosts. Devices for the method comprise: a register, a pair of FIFO control command transmitters and at least one FIFO bulk transmitter.The register is to temporarily store control commands for information transaction and acts as a buffer. The control command transmitters is to connect two serial interface engines interfacing respectively with the USB interface of each host, by which the information transfer control commands can be delivered from either host. The bulk information transmitter connects to the two serial interface engines for bulk transfer so that any host is capable of issuing the information transfer control commands for executing data transaction between hosts.The present invention provides a new design for networking controller connection by reducing the number of control command transmitters needed, and also capable of transferring bulk information between hosts.

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English language translation for Taiwan/Chinese patent 390,984, Document No. 0087110621, Inventor Xu Shuoyang, Publication date May 21, 2000.

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