Steve B Mcgowan

US Patent:

60676280, May 23, 2000

Filed:

Apr 9, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/057954

Inventors:

Ramamurthy Krithivas - Chandler AZ
Sharma Upadhyayula - Chandler AZ
Steve McGowan - Portland OR

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 130

US Classification:

713340

Abstract:

A method for recognizing an overcurrent event in a universal serial bus is described. The method comprises the step of monitoring communication between a first layer and a second layer of the software layers of the universal serial bus. The method further comprises the step of generating a data structure configured to store the communication between the first layer and the second layer. The method also comprises the step of parsing the data structure to locate a data transition indicating the overcurrent event.