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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Farouk Belghoul, Campbell, CA (US);
Paul V. Flynn, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tideya Kella, San Jose, CA (US);
Vijay Kumar Ramamurthi, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01); H04L 69/323 (2022.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4027 (2013.01); H04L 12/40 (2013.01); H04L 69/323 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Circuits, methods, and apparatus that can allow chipsets in an electronic device to share information such that they can more efficiently utilize resources that are available in the electronic device. One example can provide a bus that is shared by three or more chipsets in an electronic device. This shared bus can be used by the chipsets in the electronic device to communicate and negotiate for the utilization of resources of the electronic device.