Interface system for print system
What is claimed is: 1. In an interface system for receiving from a host computer a series of dot data as print information, and converting the received data to dot information and for providing the sa... Read More
Inventors: Yamaguchi, Ikunori; Emori, Kiyoshi; Morikawa, Takashi;, Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Recording apparatus
It is an object of the present invention to solve the foregoing problems. Another object of the invention is to improve a recording apparatus. Still another object of the invention is to provide a rec... Read More
Inventors: Anzai, Katsuhiko;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Racing circuit for controlling access of processor units to a common device
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a racing circuit wherein when no request signal is stored, request signals are stored whenever they are generated, one of the sto... Read More
Inventors: Horiguchi, Shinju; Sahashi, Joji;, Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Composite recording apparatus for recording information from different information sources
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-recording or composite recording apparatus which is capable of accommodating an urgent recording request issued from an external i... Read More
Inventors: Yajima, Tatsuo;, Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Electrophotographic recording apparatus having both functions of copying and printing
What is claimed is: 1. An electrophotographic recording apparatus having both functions of copying and printing comprising: a photosensitive member having photosensitivity to electrical charging in bo... Read More
Inventors: Inamori, Kazuo; Gotoda, Katsuhiko;, Assignee: Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Method and apparatus for analyzing a neural network within desired operating parameter constraints
The present invention disclosed and claimed herein comprises a method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a plant. The system includes a control system that has associated therewith a predi... Read More
Inventors: Keeler, James David; Hartman, Eric Jon;, Assignee: Pavilion Technologies, Inc. (Austin, TX) |
Efficient bridge architecture for handling multiple write transactions simultaneously
An embodiment of the invention is directed at a method of using a bridge that includes a data queue which can be dynamically adapted to queue the data of multiple posted write transactions across the... Read More
Inventors: Eskandari, Nick G.; White, Bryan R.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Dynamic buffer allocation for a computer system
One embodiment of the invention is a bridge circuit that includes a dynamic buffer allocation system for efficiently handling data and address transfers between a processor and peripheral devices. Inc... Read More
Inventors: Rooney, Jeffrey Jay;, Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID) |
Universal serial bus to parallel bus signal converter and method of conversion
These objects are accomplished in a serial to parallel port signal converter which is preferably manufactured as a one-chip serial to parallel port signal converter which converts a bit stream signal ... Read More
Inventors: Watson, Lynn R.; Castleberry, James E.; Luke, David D.; Gilbert, David C.;, Assignee: In-System Design, Inc. (Boise, ID) |
Universal serial bus peripheral bridge with sequencer
The present invention solves the latency problem by incorporating a sequencer into the USB bridge. The sequencer transfers a portion of the controlling intelligence to the parallel port side of a USB ... Read More
Inventors: Luke, David D.; Gilbert, David C.;, Assignee: In-System Design, Inc. (Boise, ID) |
Managing data flow between a serial bus device and a parallel port
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for managing data flow between a serial bus device which operates at a first data rate and a parallel port device which operates at a second... Read More
Inventors: Ellis, David G.; Frederiksen, Gene A.; Bloch, Peter B.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Bezel button controls over USB
A computer system according to the present invention includes a monitor and a base system having a processor. The monitor includes a front bezel having controls and light emitting diodes (LEDs) for in... Read More
Inventors: Pariza, George R.; Gruzen, Alexander; Chroback, Michael J.; Riechmann, Gary L.; Bayramoglu, Gokalp; D'Souza, Henry M.; Ali, Valiuddin;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX) |
OPEN NETWORK SYSTEM FOR I/O OPERATION INCLUDING A COMMON GATEWAY INTERFACE AND AN EXTENDED OPEN NETWORK PROTOCOL WITH NON-STANDARD I/O DEVICES UTILIZING DEVICE AND IDENTIFIER FOR OPERATION TO BE PERFORMED WITH DEVICE
The present invention provides transaction and data systems which may be implemented on an open network such as the Internet. The system comprises a server for communicating in an open network protoco... Read More
Inventors: Wagner, Richard Hiers;, Assignee: Datascape, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) |
Slot reel peripheral device with a peripheral controller therein
This invention addresses the needs indicated above by providing a slot reel peripheral having a slot reel, a drive mechanism and a peripheral controller. Using a standard communication protocol such a... Read More
Inventors: McGlone, James T.; LeMay, Steven G.; Carmean, Wesley F.;, Assignee: International Game Technology (Reno, NV) |
Method of responding to I/O request and associated reply descriptor
It is a primary object of this invention to provide a method of responding over an I/O message passing medium, to a request message and to provide an associated reply descriptor for transmission over ... Read More
Inventors: Johnson, Stephen B.;, Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation (Milpitas, CA) |
Reconfigurable computing system and method and apparatus employing same
Therefore, there is a need for an improved reconfigurable computing system and method with the ability to allow a software driver for a reconfigurable computing platform to translate hardware object a... Read More
Inventors: Ledzius, Robert C.; Flemmons, James L.; Maturo, Lawrence R.;, Assignee: Quickflex Inc. (Austin, TX) |
Method of managing a virtual storage for a multi-processor system
It is an object of the present invention to provide a virtual storage management method which enables the LCMP system to simply carry out data sharing and exlusion at a high speed by realizing a share... Read More
Inventors: Arai, Toshiaki; Miyashita, Tomonori; Ohfusa, Yoshitaka; Katada, Hisashi;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for recovering parity protected data
A storage controller services a plurality of data storage units. A storage management mechanism resident on the controller maintains parity records on the storage units it services. Data and parity bl... Read More
Inventors: Bond, Milton F.; Clark, Brian E.; McRoberts, Raymond S.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Clock signal loading device and method
The clock signal loading device according to the present invention for the processor of a controller connected to a network, and a corresponding method are advantageous in that the device and method a... Read More
Inventors: Fischer, Werner; Grosshans, Peter; Barbehoen, Kai-Lars;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Method for intraprocessor communication
To solve primarily the first one of the problems, several patent applications were filed as follows. For example, according to the Japanese Patent Application Serial No. 3-56469 (corresponding to U.S.... Read More
Inventors: Iwasaki, Masaaki; Chiba, Hiroyuki; Utsunomiya, Naoki; Sonoda, Kouji; Yoshizawa, Satoshi; Yamauchi, Masahiko;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Failure recovery apparatus and method for distributed processing shared resource control
The present invention is practiced in a distributed processing computer environment. This environment consists of a number of computer processors linked together by a communications network. Alternat... Read More
Inventors: Forman, Ira Richard; Madduri, Hari Haranath;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method of electing an active station in a data-processing system made reliable by replication
In FIG. 1, the two stations are referenced 1a and 1b. They are connected together via a conventional link 4, e.g. of the Ethernet type, which makes it possible to synchronize the data contained in ea... Read More
Inventors: Conseil, Florence;, Assignee: Alcatel (Paris, FR) |
Portable communication apparatus
OF INVENTION The drawings illustrate a machine 10 for use in image scanning and the storage and transmission of data representative of the scanned image, the machine comprising an internal power sour... Read More
Inventors: Payne, Simon Graham; Love, Stephen John;, Assignee: Optionexist Limited (GB) |
Method and apparatus for asset tracking of network attached devices
This invention provides a system that enables automatic tracking of network attached devices. The invention is based on existing LAN protocols, but adds hardware to the network outlet in each room. To... Read More
Inventors: Franke, Hubertus; Baransky, Yurij Andrij; Pattnaik, Pratap Chandra;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Security architecture for distributed processing systems and associated method
OF THE INVENTION The present invention contemplates the identification of the capabilities of distributed devices connected together through a wide variety of communication systems and networks and t... Read More
Inventors: Hubbard, Edward A.; Mandyam, Sriram S.;, Assignee: United Devices, Inc. (Austin, TX) |
Parallel simulator for semiconductor integrated circuit
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a parallel simulator for a semiconductor integrated circuit capable of redu... Read More
Inventors: Kageshima, Atsushi;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Multilevel data communication system including local and host systems
We claim: 1. A data communication system comprising: A plurality of remote data systems comprising a portable terminal, a code reader, and a printer, at least one of the portable terminal, code reader... Read More
Inventors: Hanson, George E.; Danielson, Arvin D.; Salvay, Steven H.; Koenck, Steven E.; Bunte, Alan G.; Miller, Phillip; Mahany, Ronald L.; West, Guy J.; Cargin, Keith K.;, Assignee: Intermec IP Corp. (Woodland Hills, CA) |
Switchgear cabinet monitoring installation
It is one object of this invention to provide a switchgear cabinet monitoring installation which permits the varied monitoring and control of functions, including those of servers installed in the swi... Read More
Inventors: Hain, Markus; Kreiling, Jorg;, Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG (Herborn, DE) |
Personal computer capable of changing boot priority
An object of the present invention is to provide a personal computer having a plurality of bootstrap devices and which can execute the boot process in accordance with the boot priority preliminarily d... Read More
Inventors: Oka, Mayumi;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Memory card refresh buffer
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning now to the drawings, there is shown in FIG. 1 an information processing network 16 for storing and performing selected operations upon bit-encoded data. The system... Read More
Inventors: Eikill, Richard G.; Geer, Charles P.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Processing Data 
