Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus interface architecture
Reexamination Certificate
2008-08-15
2010-10-19
Spittle, Matthew D (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus interface architecture
C710S300000, C710S305000, C710S310000, C710S314000, C710S316000, C370S402000, C370S465000, C370S466000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07818486
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided to enable a plurality of standard USB peripheral devices, utilizing the USB specification, to be distributed at various nodes across a network, wherein communications across the network may take advantage of any pre-existing network connectivity of a standard, non-modified USB host computer. In particular, a reflector function is added in order to reflect data communications towards a pre-existing transceiver. As a result, the host computer establishes a first profile and second profile for data communication purposes, and uses these profiles to communicate across the network using pre-existing data communication components.
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Gowan Gerald A.
Gowan Intellectual Property
Icron Technologies Corporation
Spittle Matthew D
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