Methods for identifying bridge devices and systems thereof
AssigneeVIA Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJar-Haur Wang, Hung-Chou Hsu
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Abstract
Methods for identifying bridge devices and systems thereof. A bridge device receives an undefined command. In response to the undefined command, output information comprising at least one no-available parameter is generated. The bridge device sets the no-available parameter as a predetermined value. The bridge device is identified by determining whether a predetermined value of at least one no-available parameter in the output information matches a predefined value for a supported bridge device.
Claims26
A method for identifying bridge devices, comprising:
- receiving an undefined command by a bridge device;
- generating output information comprising at least one no-available parameter in response to the undefined command;
- setting the no-available parameter as a predetermined value by the bridge device;
- and
- identifying the bridge device according to the output information.
The method of claim I further comprising:
- transmitting the undefined command to the bridge device by a host controller;
- and
- transforming the output information by the bridge device into a format understood by the host controller, and transmitting the transformed output information to the host controller.
A system for identifying bridge devices, comprising:
- a bridge device comprising output information comprising at least one no-available parameter corresponding to an undefined command, and setting the no-available parameters as a predetermined value,
- wherein the bridge device is identified according to the output information.
A system for identifying bridge devices, comprising:
- an application generating and transmitting an undefined command to a bridge device, receiving output information corresponding to the undefined command from the bridge device, and identifying the bridge device by determining whether a value of at least one no-available parameter in the output information matches a predetermined value corresponding to a supported bridge device.
A method for identifying bridge devices, comprising:
- generating and transmitting an undefined command to a bridge device;
- receiving output information corresponding to the undefined command from the bridge device;
- and
- identifying the bridge device by determining whether a predetermined value of at least one no-available parameter in the output information matches a predetermined value corresponding to a supported bridge device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.