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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2001
Applicants:
Kaneo Watanabe, Bisai, JP;
Masayuki Ishibashi, Yao, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsuda, Ichinomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low-cost controller that operates in accordance with firmware stored in a memory. The controller includes a data processing circuit that performs predetermined processing on data and generates processed data. A write wire is connected to the memory, and a terminal is provided for use in the output of the data processed by the data processing circuit and/or the provision of the data to the data processing circuit. The controller includes a selector for connecting the write wire and the terminal to write the firmware to the memory.