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Patent No.:

US 7457904 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2004
Applicants:

Richard S. Lin, Houston, TX (US);

Jeffrey K. Jeansonne, Houston, TX (US);

Walter G. Fry, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Richard S. Lin, Houston, TX (US);

Jeffrey K. Jeansonne, Houston, TX (US);

Walter G. Fry, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 1/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In at least some embodiments, a method comprises receiving an external card detection signal that indicates that a hot-pluggable card is coupled to a computer system and activating at least one reference clock signal of a scalable reference clock platform based on the external card detection signal. The method further comprises synchronizing clock signals embedded in data packets transmitted between the hot-pluggable card and the computer system with another clock signal bases on the at least one reference clock signal.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lin, Richard. (2008). Methods and systems for a reference clock (U.S. Patent No. 7457904). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7457904

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