Method and system for quarantine during bus topology configuration

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6810452
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09531080

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A method and system for quarantine during bus topology configuration are described. In one embodiment, the invention is a method. The method includes quarantining a set of devices coupled to a bus. The method further includes establishing a topology of the bus. The method may also include receiving a reset signal and quarantining in response to the reset signal. In an alternate embodiment, the invention is a system. The system includes a bus having a reset signal and a plurality of data signals. The system also includes a set of devices, with each device of the set of devices coupled to the bus. The system further includes a controller. The controller having a memory configured to store device identifiers corresponding to the devices of the set of devices. The memory further configured to store quarantine information relating to the devices of the set of devices.

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  • SONY CORPORATION;SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fairman, Bruce Woodside, CA 24 662
James, David V Palo Alto, CA 72 2420
Scheel, Richard Pleasanton, CA 2 25

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