INPUT-OUTPUT CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

• US 20100325336A1
• Filed: 06/22/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: HATANO, Yusuke
• Application Number:
  US12/820,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20100325336A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/316
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices

Abstract

An input-output I/F has a pull-up register 38 whose one end is connected to signal line of D+terminal and other end is connected to a power line and a controlling unit for controlling effectiveness of connection between the power line and the other end of the pull-up register. The controlling unit makes pull-up of the pull-up register ineffective, breaking connection between the power line and the other end of the pull-up register, in accordance with an instruction of switching USB class from a first state of a first USB class to a second state of a second USB class different from the first USB class, and when the USB class has been switched to the second state of the second USB class, the controlling unit makes pull-up of the pull-up register effective again, making connection between the power line and the other end of the pull-up register.

Claims

1. An input-output controlling apparatus connected to USB terminal, for performing data communication with host equipment through the USB terminal and USB cable, the apparatus comprising:

a pull-up register whose one end is connected to a positive signal line in the USB terminal and other end is connected to a power source line; and

a controlling unit for controlling effectiveness of connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register, wherein

the controlling unit makes pull-up of the pull-up register ineffective, breaking connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register, in accordance with an instruction of switching USB class from a first state according to a first USB class to a second state according to a second USB class, wherein the second USB class is different from the first USB class, and when the USB class has been switched to the second state according to the second USB class, the controlling unit makes pull-up of the pull-up register effective again, making connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register.

2. The input-output controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controlling unit has a switch for making or breaking connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register, and turns off the switch, breaking connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register, in accordance with the instruction of switching USB class from the first state according to the first USB class to the second state according to the second USB class, and turns on the switch, making connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register again, when the USB class has been switched to the second state according to the second USB class.

3. The input-output controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controlling unit has made pull-up of the pull-up register effective again, and then transfers a descriptor of the second USB class to the host equipment upon receipt of a request from the host equipment for transferring the descriptor of the second USB class.

4. The input-output controlling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a data producing unit connected to the signal line, for receiving a signal through the signal line to decode data and encode data in accordance with the current USB class, producing a signal to be sent; and

a data storing unit for temporarily storing the data decoded and data to be encoded by the data producing unit.

5. An electronic musical instrument connected to USB terminal, for performing data communication with host equipment through the USB terminal and USB cable, the electronic musical instrument comprising:

a pull-up register whose one end is connected to a positive signal line in the USB terminal and other end is connected to a power source line; and

a controlling unit for controlling effectiveness of connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register, wherein

the controlling unit makes pull-up of the pull-up register ineffective, breaking connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register, in accordance with an instruction of switching USB class from a first state according to a first USB class to a second state according to a second USB class, wherein the second USB class is different from the first USB class, and when the USB class has been switched to the second state according to the second USB class, the controlling unit makes pull-up of the pull-up register effective again, making connection between the power source line and the other end of the pull-up register, and one of the first USB class and the second USB class is USB class which operates as MIDI device conforming to MIDI specifications, and the other of the first USB class and the second USB class is USB class which operates as a mass storage device, and the electronic musical instrument further comprising;

a data transferring/receiving unit for transferring and/or receiving data in accordance with the first USB class, and for transferring and/or receiving data in accordance with the second USB class; and

an operator for receiving a switching operation of the first state according to the first USB class and a switching operation of the second state according to the second USB class.