USB peripheral containing its own device driver

DG Wright, FD Jaccard - US Patent 6,754,725, 2004 - Google Patents
A peripheral device comprising a computer readable media and an interface circuit. The
computer readable media may be configured to store instructions for operating the …

System for reconfiguring a peripheral device by downloading information from a host and electronically simulating a physical disconnection and reconnection to …

RH Sartore, SP Larky - US Patent 6,493,770, 2002 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A System and method for reconfiguring a peripheral device connected by a
computer bus and port to a host from a first generic configuration to a Second manufacturer …

Method and apparatus for evolving configuration bitstreams

D Levi, SA Guccione - US Patent 6,430,736, 2002 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A System and method for evolving configuration bitstreams for a
programmable logic device are disclosed. A plurality of data Structures having respective …

Configuration unload of a reconfigurable data processor

MK Shah, R Sivaramakrishnan, M Luttrell… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A reconfigurable data processor comprises a bus system, and an array of configurable units
connected to the bus system, configurable units in the array including configuration data …

Password and dynamic protection of flash memory data

MA McClain, MG Tanaka, R Muenster - US Patent 6,731,536, 2004 - Google Patents
The invention provides two levels of protection for each Sector of data, a persistent level,
and a dynamic level. The persistent level of protection uses traditional non-volatile control …

Network based diagnostic system and method for programmable hardware

NG Jacobson - US Patent 7,133,822, 2006 - Google Patents
A system and method for diagnosing an electronic device remotely using a network is
provided. The electronic device includes one or more programmable logic devices that are …

Network based diagnostic system and method for software reconfigurable systems

NG Jacobson - US Patent 7,020,598, 2006 - Google Patents
Application Progran Interfaces (APD within a remote electronic device using a network is pro
vided. A diagnostic controller controls diagnostics of the Software system by instructing the …

Methods and systems using PLD-based network communication protocols

A Krumel - US Patent App. 09/745,599, 2002 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for a PLD-based network update transport (PNUT) protocol that
utilizes UDP and other protocols for transmitting update or other commands or information …

Configuring FPGAs and the like using one or more serial memory devices

H Tang, S Singh, A Wu - US Patent 7,095,247, 2006 - Google Patents
Filed: Mar. 25, 2004(57) The configuration architecture for a programmable device,(51) Int.
Cl. such as an FPGA, includes one or more memory devices HO3K 7/38(2006.01) …

Network configuration of programmable circuits

SA Guccione - US Patent 5,995,744, 1999 - Google Patents
An interactive graphical software tool is provided that can be used to report the configuration
data (ie, the state of the various configuration bits) in a programmed device as well as to …