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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Kenneth C. Dyer, Davis, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth C. Dyer, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vintomie Networks B.V., LLC, Dover, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04B 3/32 (2006.01); G06F 1/10 (2006.01); H03L 7/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/32 (2013.01); G06F 1/10 (2013.01); H03L 7/00 (2013.01); H04J 3/0697 (2013.01);
Abstract
A line driver circuit an method for protecting the line driver circuit from overdrive that includes generating an output signal for a transformer coupled to a load, and comparing a voltage of the output signal to a threshold voltage value. If the comparison indicates overload, the method further includes generating a control signal to reduce an amplitude of the output signal.