Via Technologies, Inc.

Digilife Technologies Co., Ltd.

Life Technologies Co., Ltd.

Chen-Ping Yang

Chau-Chad Tsai

Chi-Che Tsai

Jiin Lai

Sheng-Chang Peng

Chien-Wei Chang

Tse-Hsien Wang

Jason Cheng

Juei-Sheng Sheu

A multimedia playing device includes a central processing unit, a plurality of sensors electrically coupled to the central processing unit, and an output unit electrically coupled to the central processing unit. The plurality of sensors are operated together with the central processing unit, such that after the sensors detect different hand movements of a user, the central processing unit reads and determines the hand movement and transmits related control signals to the output unit according to different hand movements to achieve the effects of using a hand posture to control related functional movements and enhancing the convenience of using the multimedia playing device.

Multimedia playing device

Digital camera

A wireless image transmission device includes an image processing main body; an image display unit electrically connected to the image processing main body; a first switching unit electrically connected to between the image processing main body and the image display unit; an image shooting control unit electrically connected to the first switching unit; and a wireless transmission unit electrically connected to the image shooting control unit. With these arrangements, images to be wirelessly transmitted from the wireless image device need not be converted in file type, so that the wireless image transmission device can have high transmission efficiency and simplified overall configuration to overcome the drawback of complicated configuration in the prior art wireless image transmission device.

Wireless image transmission device

The present invention provides a device for handling requests for changing system mode. The device includes a signal hold/clear unit and a gate control unit. The signal hold/clear unit has the first input receiving a request signal, the second input receiving a control signal, and an output holding the request signal. Wherein, the signal hold/clear unit clears the request signal being held while the control signal is active. The gate control unit has the first input connected to the first input of the signal hold/clear unit, the second input connected to the output of the signal hold/clear unit, the third input connected to the second input of the signal hold/clear unit, and an output. Wherein, the gate control unit passes the request signal while the control signal is active, otherwise blocks the request signal.

Method and device for handling requests for changing system mode

A peripheral device interface control chip having a cache system therein and a method of synchronization data transmission between the cache system and an external device in a computer system. The cache system and data synchronization method can be applied to the peripheral device interface control chip having a data buffer and a peripheral device interface controller. The data buffer is located inside the control chip for holding data stream read from a memory unit so that data required by the peripheral device is provided. When the data stream is still valid, the data stream is retained. The peripheral device interface controller is installed inside the control chip. The peripheral device interface controller detects if the data stream inside the data buffer includes the data required by the peripheral device and whether the data stream is still valid or not. The peripheral device interface controller also controls the placement of the data stream retrieved from the memory into the data buffer and state transition of the data buffer.

Peripheral device interface chip cache and data synchronization method

A PCI data accessing system with a read request pipeline and an application method thereof are provided. The PCI data accessing system has a PCI master device, a memory module, and a PCI control device. The PCI master device issues a first read request, and the PCI control device converts the first read request to a second read request divided into a first part and a second part. Each part of the second request requests one line data, i.e. 64 bits data. The memory module stores data requested by the PCI master device. Moreover, there is no latency time between data for the first part and the second part returned from the memory module.

Data accessing system with an access request pipeline and access method thereof

A method of conducting delayed data transaction on a PCI system and its associated devices. The delayed data transaction is carried out using a PCI system to transmit data between an initiator and a responder. Both the initiator and the responder are coupled to a PCI bus. The delayed transaction in the PCI system includes a number of steps. To begin with, the initiator will send out a request to use the PCI bus so that data transmission can be conducted with respect to the responder. If the responder accepts the request but unable to secure the requested data soon enough, the responder will generate a defer identifier that corresponds to the requesting initiator. Next, a stop signal and the defer identifier generated by the responder will be returned to the initiator, indicating that the request has been accepted. When the requested data is ready in the responder, the responder will forward the defer identifier again. The initiator picks up the defer identifier and prepares according to the buffer identifier in it. Then, data transmission between the initiator and the responder begins.

PCI system controller capable of delayed transaction

A two-way cache system for interfacing with a peripheral device and a method of operating a two-way cache system for carrying out data transmission between a peripheral device and a memory unit. The cache system has a two-way first-in first-out buffer region and a two-way cache controller. The two-way first-in first-out buffer region further has a first cache data region and a second cache data region. The first cache data region and the second cache data region are capable of holding a batch of first cache data and a batch of second cache data. The two-way cache controller receives a read request from the peripheral device. According to the read request, the requested data and data that ensues or comes after the requested data are retained by the two-way first-in first-out buffer (FIFO) region. If the peripheral device continues to request more data by maintaining a FRAME signal line in an enabled state, the first cache data region and the second cache data region are alternately used to read in subsequent data. A check may be made to see if requested data stored inside the two-way cache buffer region is coherent or consistent with data stored inside the memory unit.

Two-way cache system and method for interfacing a memory unit with a peripheral device using first and second cache data regions

A delayed transaction method and system to handle multiple delayed transactions in a PCI system is disclosed. When the responder accepts a first and second request from an initiator but can not immediately respond to the first and second request, the responder generates a first and a second defer identifier corresponding to the initiator, respectively. When data transfer between the responder and the initiator corresponding to the first request is completed and data is ready for transfer corresponding to the second request, the responder immediately issues a second buffer identifier along with the data requested corresponding to the second request. Thus, data transfer between the initiator and the responder based on the second buffer identifier corresponding to the second request can proceed.

Delayed transaction method and device used in a PCI system

Method and apparatus for arbitrating access to a pci bus by a plurality of functions in a multi-function master. The arbitrating method is performed among the multiple functions of a multi-function master. The arbiter includes a rotating inquiry scheduler (RIS) and a heuristic inquiry initiator (HII). The RIS receives the local inquiry signal from the functional circuit and stores it. According to the local inquiry signal, a bus inquiry signal is generated and sent to the HII, and is sent to the PCI bus to request a use of the PCI bus. If the PCI bus responds a delay transaction termination, the HII can repeatedly send the bus inquiry signal to the PCI bus until the PCI bus grants the privilege to use the PCI bus. The HII then informs the RIS, which arranges the functional circuit to transmit data through the PCI bus.

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Chen-Ping Yang