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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C. Glenn, Bend, OR (US);
Sumant Ranganathan, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method is described that involves directing a signal through a hysteresis comparator. Then, determining if an output signal of the hysteresis comparator, in response to the signal, is an AC signal or a DC signal. Then, deactivating a signal reception unit that receives the signal if the hysteresis comparator output signal corresponds to a DC signal; or, activating the signal reception unit if the hysteresis comparator output signal corresponds to an AC signal.