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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Bryan Chase, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bryan Chase, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
System and method for communication are disclosed and may include, in a single chip that includes one or more on-chip devices, where the one or more on-chip devices are enabled to receive wireless signals and transmit wireless signals, receiving at a first of the one or more on-chip devices, a wireless signal that queries power information for the first of the one or more on-chip devices. The power information for the first of the one or more on-chip devices may be acquired and communicated to an off-chip device. The acquired power information may be wirelessly communicated to the off-chip device via an antenna and/or an infrared transmitter on the single chip. The acquired power information may also be communicated to an off-chip device via a wired connection on the single chip and/or via a general purpose input/output (GPIO) connection on the single chip.