Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pass-through information transfers in serial communications between a device and a host
- Patent Title (中): 传输信息在设备和主机之间的串行通信中传输
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Application No.: US11131036Application Date: 2005-05-17
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Publication No.: US07673075B1Publication Date: 2010-03-02
- Inventor: John C. Masiewicz
- Applicant: John C. Masiewicz
- Applicant Address: US CA Lake Forest
- Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Lake Forest
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F13/28
Abstract:
A device communicatively coupled to a host in a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) format. The device includes a processor to control operations in the device and a serial interface to control serial communication in accordance with the SATA format with the host. The serial interface during the transmission of primitives in a pass-through phase, inserts pass-through information to the host within or outside of a Frame Information Structure (FIS). If the host is not pass-through enabled, the host ignores the pass-through information. However, if the host is pass-through enabled, the host recognizes the pass-through information.
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