Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090060500 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device includes a memory that stores data, a memory controller that controls reading and writing of data from and to the memory, and a host controller. The host controller transmits and receives the data to and from a host via a transmission line. The host controller transmits and receives the data, via an optical transmission line, to and from (i) the memory controller and (ii) a memory controller of at least one other storage device. | 03-05-2009 |
20090101797 | OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE - An optical signal transmitting apparatus includes a light-emitting element, a light-receiving section, a conductive line and a controller. The light-emitting element converts an electric signal into an optical signal. The light-receiving section converts the optical signal, which is received from the light-emitting element through an optical transmission medium, into an electric signal. The conductive line is connected to an output terminal of the light-receiving section. The light-receiving section outputs an analog signal through the output terminal. The controller controls an extinction ratio of the light-emitting element in accordance with a characteristic impedance of the conductive line. | 04-23-2009 |
20090196620 | STORAGE DEVICE, STORAGE DEVICE ARRAY, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A storage device includes a storage section, a first control section, a communication section, a second control section and a wireless transmission and reception section. The storage section stores data. The first control section controls reading and writing the data from and into the storage section. The communication section transmits and receives the data to and from a higher-level device via a first transmission line. The second control section transmits and receives the data to and from the first control section and the communication section. The wireless transmission and reception section is provided to face a predetermined direction, and wirelessly transmits and receives data to and from another storage device provided in the predetermined direction under control of the second control section. | 08-06-2009 |
20120134670 | TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DEVICE - A transmitting device includes a first optical transmitting medium, a second optical transmitting medium, and an optical multiplexing portion. The first optical transmitting medium outputs a first optical signal having a predetermined signal cycle. The second optical transmitting medium outputs a second optical signal obtained by delaying the first optical signal by one cycle of the predetermined signal cycle. The optical multiplexing portion is connected to an output side of the first optical transmitting medium and the second optical transmitting medium and generates a third optical signal obtained by multiplexing the first optical signal and the second optical signal. | 05-31-2012 |
20120140855 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the invention, a receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit, a reverse conversion unit, and an extracting unit. The receiving unit receives conversion data which is generated, based on a predetermined first rule, by converting transmission data including a plurality of bits and data including an error detection code for detecting an error of the transmission data. The reverse conversion unit reverse-converts, based on a predetermined second rule, the conversion data received by the receiving unit and reverse data generated by reversing a part of bits of the received conversion data to generate a plurality of reverse conversion data. The extracting unit extracts, from the plurality of the reverse conversion data, the reverse conversion data for which an error is not detected in an error detection based on the error detection code. | 06-07-2012 |
20120144257 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A data receiving device includes a receiving unit, an inverse conversion unit and an error correction unit. The receiving unit receives converted data, which is obtained by converting data including transfer data of a plurality of bits, and an error detection code for error detection of the transfer data, according to a predetermined first procedure. The inverse conversion unit inversely converts the received converted data according to a predetermined second procedure. If it is impossible for the inverse conversion unit to inversely convert the converted data, if it is possible for the inverse conversion unit to inversely convert inverted data obtained by inverting a portion of the bits of the converted data, and if an error is not detected in data obtained by inversely converting the inverted data based on the error detection code, the error correction unit performs error correction by inversely converting the inverted data. | 06-07-2012 |
20130179746 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A transmitting/receiving system includes a first transmitting/receiving apparatus which includes a first transmitting unit and a first receiving unit, and a second transmitting/receiving apparatus which includes a second receiving unit, a detector, a second generator, and a second transmitting unit. The first transmitting unit transmits data with an error detecting code after a bit-number conversion. The first receiving unit receives a response to the data after a bit-number inverse conversion. The second receiving unit subjects the data to a bit-number inverse conversion. The detector detects an error from the error detecting code. The second generator generates a positive or negative acknowledgement depending on the error detection and uses a code which enables distinguishing between positive and negative acknowledgements when a 1-bit error occurs during transportation. The second transmitting unit transmits the acknowledgement after a bit-number conversion to the first transmitting/receiving apparatus. | 07-11-2013 |
20130227370 | TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A transmitting and receiving system includes first and second transmitting and receiving apparatuses. The first transmitting and receiving apparatus includes a generating unit and a transmitting unit. The generating unit generates a packet for transmission by attaching packet identification information to transmission data to which an error detection code is attached, and uses, as the packet identification information, a code that is capable of detecting a 1-bit error caused by transmission of the packet for transmission. The transmitting unit converts the number of bits of the packet for transmission and transmits the converted packet. The second transmitting and receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit and a correcting unit. The receiving unit subjects the transmitted packet to inverse conversion of the number of bits. The correcting unit detects a 1-bit error in the packet identification information of the inverse-converted packet, and corrects the error. | 08-29-2013 |
20130332803 | TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM, TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A transmitting and receiving system includes a first transmitting and receiving apparatus including a generating unit that generates a transmission packet by adding an error correction code to data which are to be transmitted and are subjected to a bit number conversion, wherein a code that detects or corrects, in the case where a single-bit error occurs, the single-bit error is used as information bits contained in a header of the transmission packet, and the code is used when a bit error uncorrectable by the error correction code occurs due to transmission during transmission of the transmission packet, and a transmitting unit that transmits the transmission packet. | 12-12-2013 |