Command queuing for multimedia storage devices
OwnerChristopher Becker, Michael Doll +1inventors
InventorsChristopher Becker, Michael Doll, Joseph Hansen
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Abstract
A multi-media device interface (18) couples a multi-media device (1:6) to a portable electronic device (10). Multi-media and other information can be loaded into the portable electronic device (10) from the multi-media device (16) or stored in the multi-media device (16) from the portable electronic device (10). The multi-media device interface (18) queues commands to the multi-media device (16) from the portable electronic device (10) while the multi-media device (16) completes a previously-issued command.
Claims4
1-23. (canceled)
A method for streaming data transfer between a portable electronic device and a multi-media device, the apparatus comprising:
- receiving a plurality of data packets to be transmitted to the multi-media device;
- determining if a predetermined number of data packets are disposed within a data buffer;
- until the data buffer contains at least the predetermined number of data packets, writing a plurality of data packets to the data buffer until the data buffer contains at least the predetermined number of data packets;
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- once the data buffer contains at least the predetermined number of data packets, transmitting the data packets to the multi-media device while maintaining at least the predetermined of data packets in the data buffer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.