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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Kee-won Joe, Yongin-si, KR;
Jong-ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hae-young Rha, Seoul, KR;
Jong-chul Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Kee-Won Joe, Yongin-si, KR;
Jong-Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hae-Young Rha, Seoul, KR;
Jong-Chul Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bus system including a bus arbiter and a plurality of masters. The bus arbiter grants bus control to one of the plurality of masters. When a master with bus control sends a read command, bus control is transferred to another one of the plurality of masters, thereby increasing the efficiency of the bus system. A method including sending a read command and transferring bus control to another one of a plurality of masters before receiving the response to the read command.