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Port control apparatus and associated methods

US8914564B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2010
Grant dateDec 16, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/28
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling a port in an apparatus includes receiving an instruction for execution by a processor. The method further includes executing the instruction, by writing a value to a storage location corresponding to the port, and by initializing a count operation. The method further includes proceeding with the count operation until a final count value is reached, and providing to the port the value written to the storage location.

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