Patents by Inventor Rick Alan Pecore

Rick Alan Pecore 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).

  • I/O bus expansion system wherein processor checks plurality of possible address until a response from the peripheral selected by address decoder using user input
    Patent number: 5860028
    Abstract: A processing system including a processor and a peripheral wherein a configuration input of an address decoder or a device address input of a peripheral device which is not needed to set the peripheral's device address is used to increase the input capability of the processor. A data input signal is coupled to the configuration input or to the device address input such that the peripheral has a plurality of possible device addresses dependent on the state of the data input signal. The processor is configured to attempt communication with the peripheral by checking the plurality of possible device addresses of the peripheral until the peripheral gives a response to the processor. The device address to which the peripheral responds represents the state of the data input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Paragon Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Rick Alan Pecore