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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 61/5038 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/5038 (2022.05); H04L 12/40169 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40234 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example apparatus includes a counter, an analog-to-digital converter, communication circuitry, and control circuitry configurable. The example analog-to-digital converter is configurable to sample a first voltage at a first node on a bus. The example communication circuitry is configurable to set a second node on the bus to a second voltage. Additionally, the example control circuitry is configurable to increment the counter when the first voltage does not satisfy a threshold value and, when the first voltage satisfies the threshold value, assign an address for the device based on a value of the counter.