Patent · US Expired

Interface system

US7546396B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

8References

33Claims

0Family size

Assignee

HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Pirmin Weisser · Unterkirnach, DE
Michael Maier · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Rudiger Gausmann · St. Georgen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 17, 2005
Grant date	Jun 9, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/4022
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data transfer interface is provided which enables a plurality of data processing devices to access a single data storage drive. The data processing device includes a switch connected to the plurality of data processing devices and the data storage drive. A control device drives the switch so that only one of the data processing devices accesses the data storage drive at a time.

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