Patents by Inventor Carl J. Epolite

Carl J. Epolite has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Firmware selectable address location and size for cis byte and ability to choose between common memory mode and audio mode by using two external pins
    Patent number: 5572683
    Abstract: An interface card has an interface logic block for interfacing a peripheral device with a computer host and for selecting either a common memory mode or an audio mode where the computer host can enable or disable a common memory read or write operation in the common memory mode. In the common memory mode, the computer host can choose to read card information service (CIS) bytes internally or externally. The interface logic block has, (a) a first external pin used either for a common memory chip select (CMCS) signal in the common memory mode or for an audio-in (AudIn) signal for the audio mode, (b) a second external pin used either for a common memory write (CMWR) signal in the common memory mode or for an audio-out (AudOut) signal in the audio mode, (c) a plurality of registers, (d) a logic circuit coupled to the registers, and (e) a microcontroller which can enable or disable the common memory write operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Epolite, Michael Gley, Nels Satterlund