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US 2011/0087812 A1Published application
Multi-master bi-directional i2c bus buffer
AssigneeEnfora, Inc.
InventorsDavid Marten, Jace Files
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that promote communication in an I2C Bus. These systems and methods can include at least two groups, wherein each of the two groups comprise at least one I2C communication units, and wherein each of the I2C communication units within a group are coupled together. These systems and methods can also comprises a connector that creates a connection between at least two groups of units and controls the flow of data by altering at least one signal that is transmitted between the at least two groups.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- establishing a connection between at least two groups of units coupled together in an I2C bus, wherein each of the at least two groups comprises at least one unit;
- transmitting a communication from at least one of the units within one of the groups of units to a second unit within a second one of a second group of units;
- analyzing the communication from the at least one of the units within the one of the groups of units;
- determining if the communication from the at least one of the units is a read or write operation;
- promoting the communication from the at least one of the units to at least a second unit.
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A system, comprising:
- at least two groups, wherein each of the two groups comprise at least one I2C communication units, and wherein each of the I2C communication units within a group are coupled together;
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- a connector, wherein the connector creates a connection between at least two groups of units, wherein the connector controls the flow of data by altering at least one signal that is transmitted between the at least two groups.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least two input ports, wherein each input port is configured to promote communication using an I2C bus;
- a processor, wherein the processor promotes communication between the at least two input ports, and wherein the processor alters the signals between the two input ports to promote communication with at least two devices coupled to the at least two input ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.