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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:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2002
Applicants:
Robert B. Smith, Loveland, CO (US);
Gary E. Long, Loveland, CO (US);
Inventors:
Robert B. Smith, Loveland, CO (US);
Gary E. Long, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Remote Switch Systems, Inc., Loveland, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F001/04 ; G06F013/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a serial communications protocol for connecting a master and a plurality of slaves using three communication lines. The protocol establishes a method for communication between the master and any slave. Any device on the communication bus may initiate the communication. A method of arbitrating any bus collisions is also given.