Communication system for providing digital data transfer, electronic equipment for transferring data using the communication system, and an interface control device
First Claim
1. A device for controlling a serial bus interface interconnecting a plurality of nodes, comprising:
- storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of information representative of a plurality of functions provided by one of the plurality of nodes;
selecting means for selecting one piece of the plurality of pieces of function information stored in said storage means; and
control means capable of outputting to the serial bus interface one piece of the plurality of pieces of function information selected by said selecting means,wherein a management condition of a serial bus is reset in response to that one piece of the plurality piece of function information selected by said selecting means is changed.
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Abstract
An electronic equipment for communications with other nodes via a serial bus interface. The electronic equipment has a plurality of functions, and stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, communications suitable for each function can be executed via the serial bus interface. An interface control device used with an electronic equipment having a plurality of functions stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, the electronic equipment can perform communications suitable for each function.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for controlling a serial bus interface interconnecting a plurality of nodes, comprising:
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storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of information representative of a plurality of functions provided by one of the plurality of nodes; selecting means for selecting one piece of the plurality of pieces of function information stored in said storage means; and control means capable of outputting to the serial bus interface one piece of the plurality of pieces of function information selected by said selecting means, wherein a management condition of a serial bus is reset in response to that one piece of the plurality piece of function information selected by said selecting means is changed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic equipment connected to a serial bus interface, interconnecting a plurality of electronic equipment, comprising:
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interface control means capable of executing a plurality of subsidiary communication protocols in addition to a fundamental communication protocol; switching means for selectively executing the plurality of subsidiary communication protocols; and selecting means for reading from another electronic equipment one piece of a plurality of pieces of protocol information representative of the plurality of subsidiary communication protocols, wherein a management condition of a serial bus is reset in response to that one of the plurality of subsidiary communication protocols executed by said switching means is changed. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A device controlling a serial bus interface interconnecting a plurality of nodes, comprising:
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control means capable of executing a plurality of subsidiary communication protocols in addition to a fundamental communication protocol; switching means for selectively executing the plurality of subsidiary communication protocols; and selecting means for selectively reading from one of the plurality of nodes one piece of a plurality of pieces of protocol information representative of the plurality of subsidiary communication protocols, wherein a management condition of a serial bus is reset in that one of the plurality of subsidiary communication protocols executed by said switching means is changed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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