Abstract: A system can include a host device and a remote terminal. The host device can include a host terminal, the host terminal including a host configuration manager to allocate a data lane to an I/O protocol and a protocol multiplexer to carry out allocation of the data lane based on the allocation of the configuration manager. The remote terminal can include a remote configuration manager. The remote configuration manager is to communicate with the remote configuration manager via a control bus to detect connection of an I/O device to an I/O port and to allocate the data lane to the I/O protocol.

Abstract: Systems and methods of operating a computing system may involve utilizing at least one of a peripheral protocol negotiation and a universal connector to determine a peripheral device protocol, and reconfiguring a computer device to accommodate that peripheral device protocol. Upon such a reconfiguration, the peripheral protocol negotiation may “step aside”, and one or more subsequent communications between a host computer and the peripheral device utilizing the peripheral device protocol may start.

Abstract: Systems and methods of operating a computing system may involve utilizing at least one of a peripheral protocol negotiation and a universal connector to determine a peripheral device protocol, and reconfiguring a computer device to accommodate that peripheral device protocol Upon such a reconfiguration, the peripheral protocol negotiation may “step aside”, and one or more subsequent communications between a host computer and the peripheral device utilizing the peripheral device protocol may start.

Abstract: A system can include a host device and a remote terminal. The host device can include a host terminal, the host terminal including a host configuration manager to allocate a data lane to an I/O protocol and a protocol multiplexer to carry out allocation of the data lane based on the allocation of the configuration manager. The remote terminal can include a remote configuration manager. The remote configuration manager is to communicate with the remote configuration manager via a control bus to detect connection of an I/O device to an I/O port and to allocate the data lane to the I/O protocol.

Abstract: A system and method utilizing distributed caches. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a scalable method of improving the bandwidth and latency performance of caches through the implementation of distributed caches. Distributed caches remove the detrimental architectural and implementation impacts of single monolithic cache systems.

Abstract: A magnetic transducer head having, at the face end wall, at least one pair of transducer pole piece portions extending in the direction of movement of the tape and having a gap between them. The pole pieces are tangent, at the gap, to a base plane parallel to the general direction of movement of the tape. In the example illustrated, the pole piece portions are disposed at approximately 13.degree. relative to the base plane so that the spacing between the pole piece portions and the base plane increases with distance from the gap on both the approach to and retreat from the gap. The casing has a tape guide surface which overlies the pole piece portions at the face end wall and determines the angle of approach to and retreat from the pole piece portions. This guide surface is cylindrical in the example illustrated, providing an approximately 7.degree. angle of approach and retreat of the tape relative to the base plane, this being substantially less than the 13.degree.

Abstract: An optical seed sensor for a seed planter monitor utilizes light emitting diodes and a rapidly-responding light-receiving solar cell mounted in a seed dispensing chute. A solar cell light shield with a slit narrower than the diameter of a typical seed is mounted adjacent to the solar cell. When a seed passes the light shield, the voltage output of the light-receiving solar cell is temporarily reduced in response to a change in intensity of light at the solar cell. Electronic circuitry converts such solar cell voltage fluctuations into electrical counting pulses for the seed planter monitor. The rapidly-responding solar cell, the partially shielded solar cell and the electronic circuitry cooperate to discriminate between closely spaced or partially overlapping seeds passing through the dispensing chute in order to achieve accurate seed counting.