Apparatus and method for controlling a service control unit of a multi-service system
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSeung-Wook Jung
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Abstract
An apparatus and corresponding method are provided for controlling a service control unit of a multi-service system. The apparatus and method are capable of reading a service unit ID, regardless of an address of each slot or a register address of a service unit, by storing an ID of a service unit using an one way or two way buffer positioned inside the service unit and independently enabling ID output control signals for each slot in a control unit.
Claims27
An apparatus for controlling a service control unit of a multi-service system, comprising:
- one or more slots;
- at least one service unit mounted in each of the one or more slots;
- a control unit configured to read an ID of a respective service unit and individually control the respective service unit;
- and
- an interface unit configured to interface a control signal and unit ID between the one or more slots and the control unit.
An apparatus for controlling a service control unit of a multi-service system, comprising:
- a plurality of slots in which a service unit is mounted;
- at least one service unit mounted in each of the plurality of slots;
- a plurality of control lines individually connected, respectively, to the plurality of slots;
- a data bus commonly connected to each of the plurality of slots;
- and
- a control unit configured to control the at least one service unit mounted in each of the plurality of slots through the control lines and the data bus.
A method for controlling a service control unit of a multi-service system, comprising:
- enabling an ID output control signal in a first register of a control unit;
- transmitting the enabled ID output control signal to a slot containing a service unit;
- transmitting an ID of the service unit to the control unit according to the transmitted ID output control signal;
- storing the transmitted ID in a second register of the control unit;
- and
- controlling the corresponding service unit by reading the stored ID.
A method for controlling service control units of a multi-service system, the multi-service system including a plurality of slots, each containing one or more service units, and a control unit, the method comprising:
- enabling an ID output control signal stored in the control unit;
- transmitting the enabled ID output control signal to a respective slot;
- transmitting an ID of a respective service unit corresponding to the ID output control signal to the control unit;
- storing the transmitted ID in the control unit;
- and
- controlling the respective service unit by reading the ID.
An apparatus for controlling service control units of a multi-service system, the multi-service system including a plurality of slots, each containing one or more service units, the apparatus comprising:
- means for enabling an ID output control signal;
- means for transmitting the enabled ID output control signal to a respective slot;
- means for transmitting an ID of a respective service unit corresponding to the ID output control signal to the control unit;
- means for storing the transmitted ID;
- and
- means for controlling the respective service unit by reading the ID.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.