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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Matthew Trembley, Grayson, GA (US);
Matthew Trembley, Grayson, GA (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
An extended protocol provides a serial bus with the capability of effective communications for a multimaster bus. A bus device may enter a master mode and transmit information identifying a designated recipient device on the bus. Either the master mode device or the designated recipient device may send information that identifies the master mode bus device. The master mode device may read from the designated recipient device or may write to the designated recipient device. The designated recipient device may provide an acknowledgement, data, a command, or status information may be sent back. The status information may include version information regarding the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the designated recipient device.