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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2008
Daeyun Shim, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shrikant Ranade, Campbell, CA (US);
Ravi Sharma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gyudong Kim, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daeyun Shim, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shrikant Ranade, Campbell, CA (US);
Ravi Sharma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gyudong Kim, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Silicon Image, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Discovery of electronic devices utilizing a control bus. An embodiment of a method includes connecting a receiving device to a cable, where the cable includes a control bus. If the receiving device is in a disconnect state and a signal from a transmitting device is detected on the control bus, the device is transferred to a state for a first type of transmitting device. If the receiving device is in either the disconnect state or the state for the first type of transmitting device and a predetermined voltage signal is received from the transmitting device, then the receiving device is transferred to a state for a second type of transmitting device.