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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Applicant:
Terence C. Sosniak, Langley, CA;
Inventor:
Terence C. Sosniak, Langley, CA;
Assignee:
Icron Technologies Corporation, Burnaby, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for implementing a port management protocol which can be used to manage communication between one or more USB devices and a USB host at a distance greater than that allowed by the USB Specifications are provided. In one aspect, a method for prolonging a bus event of a USB device at least until a notification is received that a corresponding bus event has been completed by the USB host is provided; and subsequently exchanging bus traffic between the USB host and USB device upon completion of the bus event by both devices.