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Patent Inventor Names
Matthew Trembley0
Date of Patent
October 3, 2006
0Patent Application Number
102025210
Date Filed
July 24, 2002
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An extended protocol provides a serial bus with the capability of effective communications for a multimaster bus. A bus device may enter a master mode and transmit information identifying a designated recipient device on the bus. Either the master mode device or the designated recipient device may send information that identifies the master mode bus device. The master mode device may read from the designated recipient device or may write to the designated recipient device. The designated recipient device may provide an acknowledgement, data, a command, or status information may be sent back. The status information may include version information regarding the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the designated recipient device.
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