Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Stephen A. Terrille
  • Patent number: 6304935
    Abstract: A method and system for data transmission in data processing systems, especially in the context of data processing systems utilizing the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) interface standard. The method and system provide an AGP-enabled device wherein is contained a command queue. The AGP-enabled device is connected to and communicates with an AGP-enabled bridge through and over a data bus. The AGP-enabled bridge has an AGP-enabled device mimicking unit. In one instance, the AGP-enabled device is an AGP-enabled graphics controller, the command queue is a graphics controller command queue, the AGP-enabled bridge is an AGP-enabled Northbridge, and the data bus is an AGP interconnect. In this instance, the graphics controller has a graphics controller full signal unit which controls and utilizes the PIPE# signal of the AGP-enabled graphics controller to indicate whether the graphics controller command queue can accept data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey S. Strongin