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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:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
James Gorecki, Hillsboro, OR (US);
John T. Stonick, Portland, OR (US);
Shawn Searles, Beaverton, OR (US);
William S. Check, Jr., Beaverton, OR (US);
Robert B. Lefferts, Portland, OR (US);
James Gorecki, Hillsboro, OR (US);
John T. Stonick, Portland, OR (US);
Shawn Searles, Beaverton, OR (US);
William S. Check, Jr., Beaverton, OR (US);
Robert B. Lefferts, Portland, OR (US);
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates in general to a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing high-speed digital communications through a communications channel. In one aspect, the present invention employs a variable rate back channel, incorporated within an existing communication that does not increase or adversely impact the transmission rate of data on the communication channel.