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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
David Glen White, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for isolating a noise intolerant device ( ) from a source of noise includes a digital bus ( ). A processor ( ) outputs clock signals and first data signals and receives second data signals over the digital bus ( ). A bi-directional buffer ( ) is coupled between the digital bus ( ) and the noise intolerant device ( ) disposed in a tuner module. The apparatus ( ) operates such that, in dependence upon a control signal, the bi-directional buffer ( ) selectively passes the clock signals and the first data signals from the digital bus ( ) to the noise intolerant device ( ), and the second data signals from the noise intolerant device ( ) to the digital bus ( ).