In this month it was filled the International Patent Application PCT/IB2011/050831, the title is DEVICE AND METHOD OF ELETRONIC INTERFACING THROUGH USB (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) CONNECTIVITY TYPE, under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
This patent gives the ability to protect the EasyUSB project in more than 140 countries. More info: World Intellectual Property Organization
The Simplified Multifunctional Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface project was added to the InterValue platform. InterValue supports the process of valorisation of research results. It is not only a meta-repository of R&D results, but also a collaborative space facilitating the interaction between researchers, companies and experts, improving the collaboration and knowledge sharing, and supporting a culture of innovation among them.
Today the Inventions Lab project updated its website with more information and a brand new logo. We plan to disclose news about patent applications very soon!
Now SparkFun Electronics, a great electronic components distributor, has EasyUSB on its catalogue:
The EasyUSB gives your microcontroller access to 2MB that can be seen as a mass storage device in most operating systems. Now your microcontroller can easily read and write files in a file system that your computer can easily understand.
More than a simple mass storage system, it allows the implementation of a serial communication link between software and device without drivers’ headaches… that’s an easy and fast way to get USB connectivity on custom devices. Check the datasheet and the SDK.
The modules can be ordered on its website.