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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Robert H. Kippley, Eagan, MN (US);
Evan Lucore, Hopkins, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert H. Kippley, Eagan, MN (US);
Evan Lucore, Hopkins, MN (US);
Assignee:
Astec International Limited, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, HK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of determining a source of data received over a two-wire master-slave communication bus includes monitoring with a slave assembly a plurality of clock signals each generated by a master device and determining the source of data received over the two-wire master-slave communication bus based on the monitored clock signals. Examples of suitable slave assemblies and systems for performing the method are also disclosed.