Portable device and control method therefor
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorHsi-Cheng YEH
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Abstract
A portable device provided includes a main processor, an IO processor, a channel port coupled between the main processor and the IO processor, and at least one I/O component coupled to the IO processor. The channel port includes a plurality of channels. The main processor and the IO processor are configured to occupy one of the channels for transmitting a first command therebetween and release the occupied channel after a process is performed according to the first command.
Claims20
A portable device, comprising:
- a main processor;
- an IO processor;
- a channel port coupled between the main processor and the IO processor and having a plurality of channels;
- and
- at least one I/O component coupled to the IO processor,
- wherein the main processor and the IO processor are configured to occupy one of the channels for transmitting a first command therebetween and release the occupied channel after a process is performed according to the first command.
A control method for a portable device, which includes a main processor, an IO processor, an I/O component coupled to the IO processor, and a channel port coupled between the main processor and the IO processor and having a plurality of channels, the control method comprising:
- occupying one of the channels to transmit a first command between the main processor and the IO processor;
- performing a process according to the first command;
- and
- releasing the occupied channel after the process is performed according to the first command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.