公开(公告)号：US5958020A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-28

申请号：US960483

申请日：1997-10-29

申请人： David R. Evoy ,  Lonnie Goff ,  Peter Chambers ,  Mark Eidson

发明人： David R. Evoy ,  Lonnie Goff ,  Peter Chambers ,  Mark Eidson

IPC分类号： G06F13/42 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F13/20

CPC分类号： G06F13/4291

摘要： The system of the present invention comprises a system for implementing a real time capability in peripheral devices. The system of the present invention functions with a computer system including a processor, a memory, and a video controller, each coupled to a system bus. A USB (universal serial bus) controller is also coupled to the system bus for interfacing peripheral devices on a USB cable to the computer system. A first and second register are included in the USB controller for storing a controller frame number and a controller frame remaining, and a second and third register are included in the peripheral device for storing a device frame number and a device frame remaining. The peripheral device is coupled to the USB controller via a USB cable. A screen reference register is coupled to receive the controller frame number and the controller frame remaining from the USB controller and is coupled to receive a reference signal from a video controller. In response to receiving the reference signal, the screen reference register stores the controller frame number and the controller frame remaining. The peripheral device transmits the device frame number and the device frame remaining to the computer system in response to the occurrence of an event. The controller frame remaining and the controller frame number are subsequently compared with the device frame remaining and the device frame number to determine a computer system time (e.g., a real time) of the occurrence of the event.

摘要翻译： 本发明的系统包括用于在外围设备中实现实时能力的系统。 本发明的系统具有包括处理器，存储器和视频控制器的计算机系统，每个都耦合到系统总线。 USB（通用串行总线）控制器也耦合到系统总线，用于将USB电缆上的外围设备连接到计算机系统。 第一和第二寄存器被包括在USB控制器中，用于存储控制器帧号和控制器帧，并且第二和第三寄存器被包括在用于存储设备帧号和设备帧的外围设备中。 外围设备通过USB电缆连接到USB控制器。 耦合屏幕参考寄存器以接收来自USB控制器的控制器帧号和控制器帧，并且耦合以从视频控制器接收参考信号。 响应于接收到参考信号，屏幕参考寄存器存储控制器帧号并且剩余控制器帧。 外围设备响应于事件的发生将设备帧号和剩余的设备帧发送到计算机系统。 随后将剩余的控制器帧和控制器帧号与剩余的设备帧和设备帧号进行比较，以确定事件发生的计算机系统时间（例如，实时）。

公开(公告)号：US6012115A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-04

申请号：US901465

申请日：1997-07-28

申请人： Peter Chambers ,  Lonnie Goff ,  David R. Evoy ,  Mark Eidson

发明人： Peter Chambers ,  Lonnie Goff ,  David R. Evoy ,  Mark Eidson

IPC分类号： G06F13/42 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/426

摘要： A method and system that enables real-time peripheral devices to be connected to a computer system utilizing Universal Serial Bus architecture. The present invention empowers the computer system to perform an accurate determination of the moment in time a predetermined event occurred within a real-time peripheral device by utilizing the start of frame pulse transmitted from a USB host controller to peripheral devices connected to it. When a predetermined event occurs within a peripheral device, a first timer within the peripheral device starts incrementing to determine the amount of time that elapses until the next start of frame occurs. Once the next start of frame occurs, the first timer stops incrementing and stores the time before start of frame value. Every start of frame pulse causes a second timer located within the USB host controller to start incrementing. The USB host controller interrogates the peripheral device which transfers data to the host controller indicating that (1) an event occurred and (2) the time before start of frame value of the first timer. The USB host controller interrupts the host processor and transfers it the data related to the peripheral device. The processor retrieves the time after start of frame value from the second timer and sums it with the time before start of frame value of the first timer resulting in the time after event value, which is the elapsed time since the predetermined event occurred and the processor read the second timer.

摘要翻译： 一种使实时外围设备能够使用通用串行总线架构连接到计算机系统的方法和系统。 本发明使计算机系统通过利用从USB主机控制器发送到与其连接的外围设备的帧脉冲的开始来准确地确定在实时外围设备中发生的预定事件的时刻。 当在外围设备中发生预定事件时，外围设备内的第一定时器开始递增以确定经过的时间量直到下一帧开始发生。 一旦帧的下一个开始，第一个定时器停止递增并存储帧值开始之前的时间。 每帧帧脉冲启动使位于USB主机控制器内的第二个定时器开始递增。 USB主机控制器询问向主机控制器传送数据的外围设备，指示（1）事件发生，（2）第一定时器的帧值开始之前的时间。 USB主机控制器中断主机处理器并传输与外围设备相关的数据。 处理器从第二定时器检索帧值开始之后的时间，并将其与第一定时器的帧值开始之前的时间相加，导致事件值之后的时间，这是从预定事件发生起经过的时间，处理器 读第二个定时器。

公开(公告)号：US5999171A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-07

申请号：US878866

申请日：1997-06-19

申请人： Lonnie C. Goff ,  Mark Eidson ,  Peter Chambers ,  David R. Evoy

发明人： Lonnie C. Goff ,  Mark Eidson ,  Peter Chambers ,  David R. Evoy

IPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G09G1/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0386

摘要： A method and system of detecting objects displayed on a display screen is described. Each object displayed on the screen visually emits a unique identification signal. The identification signal or lack of an identification signal is detected by a detector such as a light pen or video gun and the detector transmits the identification signal on a serial bus to the display screen graphics controller thereby indicating to the controller the position on the screen at which the detector is pointed.

摘要翻译： 描述检测显示在显示屏上的物体的方法和系统。 屏幕上显示的每个物体都可视地发出独特的识别信号。 识别信号或缺少识别信号由诸如光笔或视频枪的检测器检测，并且检测器将串行总线上的识别信号发送到显示屏图形控制器，从而向控制器指示屏幕上的位置 检测器是指向的。

公开(公告)号：US5995112A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-30

申请号：US879152

申请日：1997-06-19

申请人： Lonnie C. Goff ,  Mark Eidson ,  Peter Chambers ,  David R. Evoy

发明人： Lonnie C. Goff ,  Mark Eidson ,  Peter Chambers ,  David R. Evoy

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  A63F9/22

CPC分类号： G06F3/03542 ,  A63F13/04 ,  A63F13/219 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  A63F13/837 ,  A63F2300/8076

摘要： A method and system for detecting objects displayed on a display screen is described. Each object displayed on the screen visually emits a unique identification signal in the form of a color signal having multiple color components. The relative peak amplitude of each color component in the color signal is detected by sampling the color signal with photo-sensors corresponding to each color component. The sampled color components are digitized and transmitted to the display screen graphics controller thereby indicating to the controller the object on the screen at which the detector is pointed.

摘要翻译： 描述用于检测显示在显示屏幕上的物体的方法和系统。 显示在屏幕上的每个物体目视地发出具有多个颜色分量的彩色信号形式的唯一识别信号。 通过对与每个颜色分量相对应的光电传感器对彩色信号进行采样，来检测彩色信号中每个颜色分量的相对峰值幅度。 采样的颜色分量被数字化并传输到显示屏图形控制器，从而向控制器指示检测器指向的屏幕上的对象。

公开(公告)号：US5854915A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-29

申请号：US755202

申请日：1996-11-22

申请人： Lonnie C. Goff ,  David R. Evoy ,  Mark Eidson ,  Brian Logsdon

发明人： Lonnie C. Goff ,  David R. Evoy ,  Mark Eidson ,  Brian Logsdon

IPC分类号： G06F1/14 ,  G06F3/023 ,  H03K17/94

CPC分类号： G06F3/023 ,  G06F1/14

摘要： A keyboard controller for a computer system with integrated Real Time Clock (RTC) functionality. The keyboard controller has a microprocessor for controlling peripheral device bus traffic such as keyboard and mouse traffic. The microprocessor also acts as a boot device for the computer system. By programming the microprocessor to emulate RTC functions, adding a divider circuit, and having an I/O support block which stores RTC registers and an extended CMOS RAM memory block, the entire RTC FSB along with its power detection and switching circuit can be removed.

摘要翻译： 具有集成实时时钟（RTC）功能的计算机系统的键盘控制器。 键盘控制器具有用于控制诸如键盘和鼠标流量的外围设备总线流量的微处理器。 微处理器还充当计算机系统的引导设备。 通过编程微处理器来模拟RTC功能，添加分频器电路，并具有存储RTC寄存器和扩展CMOS RAM存储器块的I / O支持块，可以将整个RTC FSB及其电源检测和开关电路一起除去。

公开(公告)号：US08437908B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-07

申请号：US12075212

申请日：2008-03-10

申请人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

发明人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

IPC分类号： G01M17/00

CPC分类号： G01R31/3679 ,  G01R31/007 ,  G01R31/3689

摘要： A computer system that installs in the proximity of the vehicle's operator, attaches to the battery power source in the vehicle's wiring harness, gathers information relating to the operational state of the vehicle's battery, calculates the health of the battery from the gathered information, provides the health and operational state of the battery to the vehicle's operator and can include the means for supporting non-battery related functions.

公开(公告)号：US08581548B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US12655275

申请日：2009-12-28

申请人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

发明人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0026 ,  H02J7/0014

摘要： A cell balancing software program that executes on a computer system embedded inside a multi-cell battery and includes a means to control an external charging system. When a charge imbalance is detected between the cells, a cell balancing algorithm is selected from a plurality of cell-balancing algorithms and is executed. The executed algorithm causes a charge request, which specifies desired charging parameter(s), to be generated, and the charge request is transmitted to the external charging system. After the external charging system charges the battery according to the charge request, the effectiveness of the cell-balancing algorithm can be evaluated and stored in a history. The history can be used to select cell balancing algorithm(s) for future cell balancing.

摘要翻译： 一种在嵌入在多单元电池内的计算机系统上执行的单元平衡软件程序，并且包括控制外部充电系统的装置。 当在单元之间检测到电荷不平衡时，从多个单元平衡算法中选择单元平衡算法，并且执行单元平衡算法。 执行的算法导致产生指定期望的充电参数的充电请求，并且将充电请求发送到外部充电系统。 在外部充电系统根据充电请求对电池充电后，可以评估电池平衡算法的有效性并将其存储在历史中。 历史可用于选择单元平衡算法以用于将来的单元平衡。

公开(公告)号：US20090228171A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-10

申请号：US12075212

申请日：2008-03-10

申请人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

发明人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

IPC分类号： G01M17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01R31/3679 ,  G01R31/007 ,  G01R31/3689

摘要： A computer system that installs in the proximity of the vehicle's operator, attaches to the battery power source in the vehicle's wiring harness, gathers information relating to the operational state of the vehicle's battery, calculates the health of the battery from the gathered information, provides the health and operational state of the battery to the vehicle's operator and can include the means for supporting non-battery related functions.

摘要翻译： 安装在车辆操作者附近的计算机系统，连接到车辆线束中的电池电源，收集与车辆电池的操作状态有关的信息，根据所收集的信息计算电池的健康状况， 电池的健康状况和运行状态，并且可以包括用于支持非电池相关功能的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20090210736A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-20

申请号：US12070793

申请日：2008-02-20

申请人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

发明人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

IPC分类号： G06F11/30 ,  G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F11/328 ,  G01R31/371 ,  G01R31/392

摘要： A multi-function computer system that gathers information relating to the operational state of a battery, calculates the health of the battery from the gathered information, provides the health and operational state of the battery to a vehicle operator and includes the means for supporting non-battery related functions.

摘要翻译： 收集与电池的运行状态有关的信息的多功能计算机系统，根据所收集的信息计算电池的健康状况，向车辆操作者提供电池的运行状况和运行状态， 电池相关功能

公开(公告)号：US20110156648A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-30

申请号：US12655275

申请日：2009-12-28

申请人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

发明人： Lonnie Calvin Goff ,  Michael Conley ,  Mark Eidson

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0026 ,  H02J7/0014

摘要： A cell balancing software program that executes on a computer system embedded inside a multi-cell battery and includes a means to control an external charging system.

摘要翻译： 一种在嵌入在多单元电池内的计算机系统上执行的单元平衡软件程序，并且包括控制外部充电系统的装置。