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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2009
Kenneth E. Stebbings, Grayslake, IL (US);
Vivek Bhan, Chandler, AZ (US);
Daniel B. Schwartz, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kenneth E. Stebbings, Grayslake, IL (US);
Vivek Bhan, Chandler, AZ (US);
Daniel B. Schwartz, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for transmitting messages over a serial interface. A method comprises receiving a first signal at a first time and receiving a second signal at a second time, the second time being after the first time. If a difference between the second time and the first time is less than a threshold time period, the method comprises generating a first message that is representative of the first signal and the second signal and transmitting the first message over the serial interface. In accordance with one embodiment, the threshold time period is equal to one half of an interface acquisition delay time period associated with the serial interface.