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United States Patent 115
Abstract
Amethod for allowing flexible multiple access to a serial bus by a plurality of circuit boards. Before a circuit board can be used on a common serial bus with other circuit boards, a unique software address must be assigned to each circuit board. The unique software address is assigned by having a bus master device issue Assign Address commands which utilizes a unique serial number which is stored on each circuit board. The Assign Address command queries each of the circuit boards coupled to the serial bus and assigns a unique software address to each circuit board that fully responds, The Assign Address command is repeated for each circuit board on the serial bus until all of the circuit boards on the serial bus have been assigned a unique software address.
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CPC H04L12/00
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Data switching networks
ELECTRICITY > ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE > TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
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Technology Domain:
Computer Networking & Communications
Product Category:
Network Switches & Communication Busses
Plain-English Summary:
General systems and architectures for routing and switching data packets across communication networks.
Relation to Claims:
The patent deals with managing multiple circuit boards communicating over a shared serial bus, falling under general data switching and network communication principles.
CPC H04L12/66
Confidence: Medium
Official Definition
Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
ELECTRICITY > ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE > TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
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Technology Domain:
Network Interfacing & Gateways
Product Category:
Communication Bridges & Gateways
Plain-English Summary:
Hardware and software setups used to interface or bridge communication between distinct types of networks or communication systems.
Relation to Claims:
Relates to a master device coordinating and interfacing with multiple discrete circuit boards over a shared medium.
CPC G06F12/00
Confidence: Medium
Official Definition
Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
PHYSICS > COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING > ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Technology Domain:
Memory Architecture & Addressing
Product Category:
Memory Controllers & Subsystems
Plain-English Summary:
Methods and hardware for locating, addressing, and organizing data storage locations in computer memory systems.
Relation to Claims:
The patent abstract focuses on assigning unique software addresses to devices, mirroring addressing and allocation concepts in system architectures.
CPC G06F12/02
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Addressing or allocation; Relocation
PHYSICS > COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING > ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Technology Domain:
Memory Management & Allocation
Product Category:
System Management Controllers
Plain-English Summary:
Specific techniques for assigning addresses to hardware elements or memory blocks, and managing their allocation dynamically.
Relation to Claims:
Directly maps to the process described in the abstract where a bus master issues commands to assign unique software addresses to circuit boards.
CPC G06F12/06
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Addressing a physical block of locations, e.g. base addressing, module addressing, memory dedication
PHYSICS > COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING > ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Technology Domain:
Hardware Addressing & Module Configuration
Product Category:
Bus Architecture & Motherboard Controllers
Plain-English Summary:
Techniques for mapping and addressing specific physical hardware modules, blocks, or devices within a computing system.
Relation to Claims:
The patent deals with identifying distinct physical circuit boards via unique serial numbers and assigning them corresponding software addresses.