Patent ID: 6801541
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A data communication method within a standard AC-97 protocol link comprising the method steps of:coupling non-AC-97 (protocol) encoding and decoding devices (CODECs) onto an AC-97 protocol link to an AC-97 controller, said AC-97 controller coupled to a system processor via a system bus, coupling signal data from non-AC-97 devices to said non-AC-97 CODECs; receiving and decoding selected data from said signal data by said non-AC-97 CODECs and encoding said received and decoded signal data into concurrent AC-97 data frames by each CODEC receiving selected signal data; and sending said selected encoded data in said concurrent AC-97 data frames via said AC-97 protocol link to said AC-97 data controller.