IP Library Granted Patent US 7,003,602
Granted Patent B2
US 7,003,602 · App. 10/432,712 · Granted Feb 21, 2006

Data bus

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Patent No.
US 7,003,602
App. No.
10/432,712
Granted
Feb 21, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

In apparatuses (1, 2, 3) controlled or operated via an I 2 C bus, it may be necessary to take measures to suppress interference signals at the data signal input/output of the respective apparatus without impairing the data transport at the same time. The data line at the data signal input/output contains an RC element, in the form of a low-pass filter, with a diode connected in parallel with the RC element, the low-pass filter action allowing the arrangement to be used to suppress interference signals acting on the data signal input/output, and, secondly, the transmissive action of the diode meaning that the arrangement does not impair a data signal leaving the data signal input/output.

Claims (3)

1. Data transfer system for intercommunicating apparatuses having a data bus which comprises a serial data line and a serial clock signal line and having interference signal suppression means for preventing signal crosstalk from the clock signal line to the data line and/or vice versa, wherein the data line to the data signal input/output of an apparatus connected to the data bus contains an RC element, in the form of a low-pass filter, with a diode connected in parallel with the RC element, the low-pass filter action allowing said arrangement to be used to suppress interference signals acting on the data signal input/output, and, secondly, the transmissive action of the diode meaning that said arrangement does not impair a data signal leaving the data signal input/output.

2. Data transfer system according to claim 1 , wherein the diode used is a germanium diode.

3. Data transfer system according to claim 1 , characterized in that wherein RC elements in the form of low-pass filters for such apparatuses have different cut-off frequencies.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2018
From: THOMSON LICENSING DTV
To: INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS
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From: THOMSON LICENSING
To: THOMSON LICENSING DTV
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2017
From: THOMSON LICENSING S.A.
To: THOMSON LICENSING
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2005
From: THOMSON LICENSING S.A.
To: THOMSON LICENSING
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2004
From: SELZ, ALFRED; ARMBRUSTER, VEIT
To: THOMSON LICENSING S.A.
Reel/Frame 015130/0799 →