Method and apparatus for selectively reducing the depth of digital data
US7159128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/32
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for selectively reducing the depth of digital data. Multiple bit digital data is transmitted to a data receiving device on a plurality of data output lines. Each data output line corresponds, respectively, to a unique one of the bits of the data. A determination is made whether, in the data receiving device, a power saving mode of operation of the device is to be initiated. If so, one or more of the data output lines are selected as non-transmitting data lines, one or more remaining data input lines are driven with corresponding bits of the data, and the non-receiving data lines are placed in a neutral state.
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