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Method and system for device driver and operating system debugging of portable computers

US6895576B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2001
Grant dateMay 17, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3656
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for transmitting and receiving a debugging information word in a computing device is disclosed. The method includes setting a main processor to run in a debugging mode. The method continues with the main processor transmitting the debugging information word to a keyboard controller. The method further includes transmitting, by the keyboard controller, the debugging information word using a secondary bus coupled to the keyboard controller.

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