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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2007
Peter D. Bradshaw, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wei Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul D. Ta, Fremont, CA (US);
Bill R-s Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Alvin Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Peter D. Bradshaw, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wei Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul D. Ta, Fremont, CA (US);
Bill R-S Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Alvin Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Intersil Americas Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A method provides a bidirectional communication protocol for data communication between a first device and a second device. The method includes: during a first time interval, transmitting data from the first device to the second device; and during a second time interval, (a) after the occurrence of a first event, (i) suspending data transmission from the first device to the second device; and (ii) transmitting control data from the second device to the first device; and (b) after the occurrence of a second event, transmitting control data from the first device to the second device.