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Patent US6977939 - Method and apparatus for emulating ethernet functionality over a serial bus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe invention allows applications to transparently use a bus, such as the IEEE-1394 serial bus, as if it were an Ethernet (IEEE 802.3). In a conventional Ethernet, each node is assigned a unique 6-byte MAC address in order to receive frames addressed to it over the LAN. According to the invention, IEEE-1394...http://www.google.com/patents/US6977939?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6977939 - Method and apparatus for emulating ethernet functionality over a serial busAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6977939 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/769,438Publication dateDec 20, 2005Filing dateJan 26, 2001Priority dateJan 26, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7317734, US20020136225, US20050157732Publication number09769438, 769438, US 6977939 B2, US 6977939B2, US-B2-6977939, US6977939 B2, US6977939B2InventorsJoseph M. Joy, Arvind Murching, Lawrence R. CleetonOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (30), Non-Patent Citations (29), Referenced by (58), Classifications (7), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for emulating ethernet functionality over a serial bus
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Of North CarolinaMultimedia faceplates having ethernet conversion circuitry* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification370/401, 370/467International ClassificationH04L12/46Cooperative ClassificationH04L12/4633, H04L12/462European ClassificationH04L12/46B7, H04L12/46ELegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJan 26, 2001ASAssignmentOwner name: MICROSOFT CORPORATION, WASHINGTONFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:JOY, JOSEPH M.;MURCHING, ARVIND;CLEETON, LAWRENCE R.;REEL/FRAME:011524/0656Effective date: 20010111May 20, 2009FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Aug 11, 2009CCCertificate of correctionMar 18, 2013FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8Dec 9, 2014ASAssignmentOwner name: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, WASHINGTONFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MICROSOFT CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:034541/0001Effective date: 20141014RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services