US Patent 7793010 Bus system with multiple modes of operation

Patent 7793010 was granted and assigned to LSI Corporation on September, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

LSI Corporation

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7793010

Date of Patent

September 7, 2010

Patent Application Number

11285243

Date Filed

November 22, 2005

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11803503 Chip having dual-mode device that switches between root complex mode and endpoint mode in different system stages and associated computer system

Patent Primary Examiner

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Henry W. H. Tsai

Patent abstract

An apparatus and a computer-implemented method for processing data in a bus system component. The bus system component is configured to operate in one of an endpoint mode and a root complex mode. Responsive to configuring the bus system component to operate in endpoint mode, the data is processed through the bus system component according to an endpoint process. Responsive to configuring the bus system component to operate in root complex mode, the data is transferred through the bus system component according to a root complex mode. In an illustrative example, the bus system component is a peripheral control interconnect express component.