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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herman Schutte, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3368 ; G06F 1/340 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3368 ; G06F 1/340 ;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus uses a bus conductor driven by wired logic to arbitrate between stations. When arbitration is decided, the apparatus switches to a higher speed mode by supplying additional current to the bus conductor, so that the winning station pulls the potential on the bus conductor against a greater current and the potential rises faster when the station stops pulling the potential.