Enhanced CCID circuits and systems utilizing USB and PCI functions
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1. An integrated interface controller comprising:
- a first host bus interface;
a first controller logic to control a first card interface, wherein said first controller logic utilizes a first protocol specific to said first host bus interface;
a second host bus interface;
a second controller logic to control a second card interface, wherein said second controller logic utilizes a second protocol specific to said second host bus interface; and
at least one shared terminal between said first controller logic and said second controller logic to share functions between said first controller logic and said second controller logic.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an enhanced controller. The enhanced controller comprises a USB (Universal Serial Bus) based CCID (Chip Card Interface Device) controller which is integrated with a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) or PCI Express based exchangeable media card controller. The two controllers are coupled by a shared terminal to share functions of both the USB based CCID controller and the PCI based exchangeable media card controller, thus provides benefits over the discrete controllers.
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26 Claims
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1. An integrated interface controller comprising:
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a first host bus interface;
a first controller logic to control a first card interface, wherein said first controller logic utilizes a first protocol specific to said first host bus interface;
a second host bus interface;
a second controller logic to control a second card interface, wherein said second controller logic utilizes a second protocol specific to said second host bus interface; and
at least one shared terminal between said first controller logic and said second controller logic to share functions between said first controller logic and said second controller logic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An integrated interface controller comprising:
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a first host bus interface coupled to a first controller logic;
a second host bus interface coupled to a second controller logic; and
a shared terminal coupling said first controller logic and said second controller logic for sharing functions between said first controller logic and said second controller logic. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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22. A method to enhance a controller system comprising:
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utilizing a first bus based controller;
integrating a second bus based controller into said first bus based controller; and
sharing terminals and functions between said first bus based controller and said second bus based controller.
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