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Apparatus and method for producing IDS for interconnected devices of mixed type

  • US 8,271,758 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2007
  • Issued: 09/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system comprising a plurality of mixed type memory devices including at least first and second devices in a serial interconnection configuration, the first device having serial input and output connections, the second device having a serial input connection, the serial input connection of the first device being coupled to a serial output connection of a previous device, the serial output connection of the first device being coupled to the serial input connection of the second device, the first device comprising:

  • a receiver for receiving a device identifier (ID) and a device type (DT) through the serial input connection thereof;

    a device information provider for providing DT information (DTI) of the first device;

    a determiner for determining whether the received DT matches the DTI of the first device to provide a determination result of a match result or a non-match result;

    an ID producer for producing an ID in response to the match result; and

    a signal output provider for outputting the received ID in response to the non-match result.

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