IP Library Granted Patent US 9,584,131
Granted Patent B2
US 9,584,131 · App. 15/130,424 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Programmable device, information processing device, and control method for processing circuit of programmable device

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Patent No.
US 9,584,131
App. No.
15/130,424
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A programmable device is disclosed which includes: a circuit data setting section configured to set a logical configuration in a processing circuit using first setting information retrieved from a memory; and a communication status monitoring section configured to determine whether communication is established between the processing circuit and a host computer using the setting made by the circuit data setting section. If it is determined that the communication is not established, the circuit data setting section retrieves from the memory second setting information different from the first setting information to again set a logical configuration in the processing circuit on the basis of the second setting information.

Claims (18)

1. A programmable device comprising:

a circuit data setting section configured to set a logical configuration in a processing circuit using first setting information retrieved from a memory; and

a communication status monitoring section configured to determine whether communication is established between the processing circuit and a host computer using the setting made by the circuit data setting section,

wherein, if it is determined that the communication is not established, the circuit data setting section retrieves from the memory second setting information different from the first setting information to again set a logical configuration in the processing circuit on the basis of the second setting information.

2. The programmable device according to claim 1 , further comprising a circuit status monitoring section configured to determine whether the setting based on the first setting information is complete,

wherein, if it is determined that the setting based on the first setting information is not complete, the circuit data setting section also retrieves from the memory the second setting information different from the first setting information to again set a logical configuration in the processing circuit on the basis of the second setting information, and

if it is determined that the setting based on the first setting information is complete, the communication status monitoring section determines whether the communication is established.

3. The programmable device according to claim 1 , further comprising an interface that allows the first setting information to be updated by an external computer connected via the host computer.

4. The programmable device according to claim 3 , wherein, if it is determined that the communication is not established, at least one of the circuit data setting section and the communication status monitoring section records the result of the determination to the memory accessible from the external computer.

5. An information processing device comprising:

a programmable device configured to include a circuit data setting section setting a logical configuration in a processing circuit using first setting information retrieved from a memory; and

a communication status monitoring section configured to determine whether communication is established between the processing circuit and a host computer using the setting made by the circuit data setting section,

wherein, if it is determined that the communication is not established, the communication status monitoring section notifies the circuit data setting section of the result of the determination, and

given the notification, the circuit data setting section retrieves from the memory second setting information different from the first setting information to again set a logical configuration in the processing circuit on the basis of the second setting information.

6. A control method for a processing circuit of a programmable device, the method comprising:

setting a logical configuration in the processing circuit using first setting information retrieved from a memory;

determining whether communication is established between the processing circuit and a host computer using the setting; and

if it is determined that the communication is not established, then retrieving from the memory second setting information different from the first setting information to again set a logical configuration in the processing circuit on the basis of the second setting information.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 043761/0975 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2016
From: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040269/0158 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2016
From: KOJIMA, TAKAHISA; ENDO, MASASHI; AKAI, TAKASHI; HARA, HIDEKI
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 038295/0724 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 15, 2016
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 038295/0733 →