A peripheral coder/decoder (codec) that has low power consumption such that the peripheral codec facilitates bus-powered peripheral devices that utilize a codec. One such peripheral device is a modem. In the case of host-based modem, a host computer provides processing capabilities while a bus-powered...http://www.google.com/patents/US6408351?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6408351 - Host modem having a peripheral codec powered by a peripheral bus
