Repeater, cable, and control method
AssigneeNuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
InventorsAkinori Shimmyo, Yoshihisa Tanaka, Atsushi Ogaki
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Abstract
A repeater connected to a communication channel that communicably connects two apparatuses, the repeater includes: a corrector that corrects a signal that travels through the communication channel; memory that is non-volatile writable memory and stores a parameter pertaining to an operation of the repeater; and a controller that uses the parameter stored in the memory to control an operation of the repeater.
Claims14
A repeater connected to a communication channel that communicably connects two apparatuses, the repeater comprising:
- a corrector that corrects a signal that travels through the communication channel;
- memory that is non-volatile writable memory and stores a parameter pertaining to an operation of the corrector;
- and
- a controller that uses the parameter stored in the memory to control an operation of the repeater,
- wherein the controller:
- receives a control message from at least one apparatus out of the two apparatuses;
- stores, in the memory, a parameter included in the control message received;
- and
- uses the parameter stored in the memory to control the operation of the repeater.
A repeater connected to a communication channel that communicably connects two apparatuses, the repeater comprising:
- a corrector that corrects a signal that travels through the communication channel;
- memory that is non-volatile writable memory and stores a parameter pertaining to an operation of the corrector;
- and
- a controller that uses the parameter stored in the memory to control an operation of the repeater,
- wherein:
- the corrector has an operation mode that conforms to at least one communication standard out of USB 4.0, USB 3.2, Thunderbolt (registered trademark) 3, DisplayPort Alt Mode, or HDMI (registered trademark) Alt Mode, and
- the memory stores the parameter for correcting the signal that conforms to the at least one communication standard.
A cable comprising:
- a first plug portion that includes a first repeater;
- and
- a second plug portion that includes a second repeater, wherein
- the first repeater:
- is connected to a first communication channel that communicably connects two apparatuses;
- and
- includes:
- a first corrector that corrects a signal that travels through the first communication channel;
- first memory that is non-volatile writable memory and stores a first parameter pertaining to an operation of the first corrector;
- and
- a first controller that uses the first parameter stored in the first memory to control an operation of the first repeater,
- the second repeater:
- is connected to a second communication channel that communicably connects the two apparatuses;
- and
- includes:
- a second corrector that corrects a signal that travels through the second communication channel;
- second memory that is non-volatile writable memory and stores a second parameter pertaining to an operation of the second corrector;
- and
- a second controller that uses the second parameter stored in the second memory to control an operation of the second repeater,
- the first repeater and the second repeater are connected to a single communication channel composed of the first communication channel and the second communication channel, and
- an identifier of the first repeater which is stored in the first memory of the first repeater is different from an identifier of the second repeater which is stored in the second memory of the second repeater.
A control method of controlling a repeater connected to a communication channel that communicably connects two apparatuses, wherein
- the repeater includes:
- a corrector that corrects a signal that travels through the communication channel;
- and
- memory that is non-volatile writable memory and stores a parameter pertaining to an operation of the repeater, and
- the control method comprises:
- correcting, by the corrector, the signal that travels through the communication channel;
- receiving a control message from at least one apparatus out of the two apparatuses;
- storing, in the memory, the parameter which is included in the control message received;
- using the parameter stored in the memory to control the operation of the repeater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.