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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Donn E. Gabrielson, Everett, WA (US);
Brent Chauvin, Snohomish, WA (US);
Blake W. Little, Bothell, WA (US);
Donn E. Gabrielson, Everett, WA (US);
Brent Chauvin, Snohomish, WA (US);
Blake W. Little, Bothell, WA (US);
SonoSite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods providing clocking between various components or sub-components are shown. Embodiments implement an implied clock technique which reduces the number of signal lines, signaling overhead required for an encoded clock signal, and/or and power consumption for a high speed communication link. In accordance with embodiments efficient communication is provided between a core device and a remote device by the core device providing both clock and data signals to the remote device and the remote device providing a data signal at a predetermined clock rate without communicating its clock signal. The core device of this embodiment determines an 'implied clock' suitable for accurately receiving data from the remote device.