The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2002
William A. Clayton, Milpitas, CA (US);
William A. Clayton, Milpitas, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An arbitration unit includes an input unit, a selection unit and an output unit. The input unit may receive a plurality of input requests on a plurality of inputs. The selection unit may prioritize inputs into a priority order and may also select up to two of the input requests having a higher priority than others of the plurality of input requests during a current arbitration cycle. The output unit may provide an output indicative of which of the plurality of input requests were selected. During a subsequent arbitration cycle, the selection unit may reprioritize the plurality of inputs depending upon which of the plurality of input requests were selected.