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Multi-protocol data bus system

US5852406A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 1995
Grant dateDec 22, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4291
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-protocol serial data bus system includes two clock lines and a data line. A controller generates a first clock signal and a first data signal according to a first serial data bus protocol during a first mode of operation of the system, and generates a second clock signal and a second data signal according to a second serial data bus protocol during a second mode of operation. The first clock signal and the first data signal are provided on the first and third signal paths, respectively, during the first mode of operation. The second clock signal and the second data signal are provided on the second and third signal paths, respectively, during the second mode of operation.

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