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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
George Lyons, Langley, CA;
George Lyons, Langley, CA;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for selectively reducing the depth of digital data. Multiple bit digital data is transmitted to a data receiving device on a plurality of data output lines. Each data output line corresponds, respectively, to a unique one of the bits of the data. A determination is made whether, in the data receiving device, a power saving mode of operation of the device is to be initiated. If so, one or more of the data output lines are selected as non-transmitting data lines, one or more remaining data input lines are driven with corresponding bits of the data, and the non-receiving data lines are placed in a neutral state.