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Method and apparatus for updating serial devices

US7353418B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 2002
Grant dateApr 1, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2038
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for updating serial devices. The apparatus includes a plurality of serial registers. The apparatus further includes a device adapted to provide a signal and a plurality of parallel registers, wherein each of the parallel registers is adapted to access at least one of the plurality of serial registers at substantially the same time in response to detecting the signal.

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